3.2 Syllable pattern

3.2.1 Presentation
Since a syllable is a sound unit, each of the syllables has a vowel. The vowels in the syllable are represented by ‘V’ while a consonant is represented by ‘K’. The combination of ‘V’ and ‘K’ is known as syllable pattern.

There are 11 syllable patterns in Malay words.

Example:

Pattern

Symbol

Word

1

V

Anak (a – nak)

2

VK

Ambil (am – bil)

3

KV

Rakit (ra – kit)

4

KVK

Pintu (pin – tu)

5

KKV

Kritik (kri – tik)

6

KKVK

Standard (stand – dard)

7

VKK

Eksport (eks – port)

3.2 Syllable pattern

Pattern

Symbol

Word

8

KVKK

Konteks (kon – teks)

9

KKVKK

Kompleks (kom – pleks)

10

KKKV

Strategi (stra – te – gi)

11

KKKVK

Struktur (struk – tur)