istimewa

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Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Malay istimewa, from Classical Malay istimewa, said to be from Sanskrit आस्तामेव (āstāmeva, literally “May it keep on being so.”), i.e. आस्ताम् (āstām), the middle-voice 3rd-person singular imperative of आस् (ās, “to sit; to continue; to exist; to last”) + एव (eva), a particle for emphasis.[1] However, the form may have been influenced by Arabic loanwords.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɪstiˈmɛwa/
  • Hyphenation: is‧ti‧mè‧wa

Adjective[edit]

istimèwa

  1. special.
    Synonyms: khas, khusus, spesial

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ J. G. de Casparis (1997) Sanskrit Loanwords in Indonesian (Linguistic studies of Indonesian and other languages in Indonesia)‎[1], volume 41, Jakarta: Unika Atma Jaya, page 19.

Further reading[edit]

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Classical Malay istimewa, said to be from Sanskrit आस्तामेव (āstāmeva, literally “May it keep on being so.”), i.e. आस्ताम् (āstām), the middle-voice 3rd-person singular imperative of आस् (ās, “to sit; to continue; to exist; to last”) + एव (eva), a particle for emphasis.[1] However, the form may have been influenced by Arabic loanwords.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

istimewa (Jawi spelling ايستيميوا)

  1. special

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ J. G. de Casparis (1997) Sanskrit Loanwords in Indonesian (Linguistic studies of Indonesian and other languages in Indonesia)‎[2], volume 41, Jakarta: Unika Atma Jaya, page 19.

Further reading[edit]

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