serat

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ˈrat/
• Rhymes: -rat
• Hyphenation: sêrat

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay serat (compare Javanese ꦱꦼꦉꦠ꧀ (seret, “choked; tight”), Old Javanese srĕt (“faltering”)). Doublet of seret.

Adjective

sêrat

1. jammed

   Synonym: sendat

2. tight

Derived terms

• menyeratkan
• terserat

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦼꦫꦠ꧀ (serat, “fibre; vein; barb”, literally “comb”), from Old Javanese sĕrat, srat (“comb”).

Noun

sêrat (plural serat-serat, first-person possessive seratku, second-person possessive seratmu, third-person possessive seratnya)

1. fiber, fibre
2. roughage

Synonyms

• gentian (Standard Malay)
• pelawas (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• berserat

 

• serat alami
• serat bambu
• serat bekas
• serat buatan
• serat busa
• serat diet
• serat gelas
• serat hewan
• serat jagung
• serat jute
• serat kapas
• serat kasar
• serat kedelai
• serat kulit kayu
• serat larut
• serat makanan
• serat manila
• serat mineral
• serat nanas
• serat optik
• serat optis
• serat otot
• serat otot daya tahan
• serat otot kedut cepat
• serat otot kedut lambat
• serat panjang
• serat pendek
• serat poliester
• serat polimer
• serat selulosa
• serat sintetis
• serat sintil
• serat taklarut
• serat taklarut air
• serat tiruan

 

Further reading

• “serat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

serat

1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦫꦠ꧀

Latin

Etymology 1

Form of the verb serō (“I sow or plant”).

Verb

serat

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of serō

Etymology 2

Form of the verb serō (“I join or weave”).

Verb

serat

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of serō

Etymology 3

Form of the verb serō (“I fasten”).

Verb

serat

1. third-person singular present active indicative of serō