pasrah

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpasrah/ [ˈpas.rah]
  • Rhymes: -asrah
  • Syllabification: pas‧rah

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese pasrah.

Verb

pasrah

  1. to surrender, resign oneself; to accept something (usually negative) without resistance
    • 2020 September 4, Okezone[1]:
      Setelah itu pelaku mengancam korban pakai pisau sehingga pasrah diperkosa.
      After that, the perpetrator threatened the victim with a knife so that she surrendered to being raped.

Derived terms

  • berpasrah
  • kepasrahan
  • memasrahi
  • memasrahkan
  • pemasrahan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Osing [Term?].

Noun

pasrah (plural pasrah-pasrah)

  1. (dialect) grater that has fairly large holes

Further reading

Javanese

Etymology

srah +‎ pa-.

Verb

pasrah

  1. to give up
  2. to return,
  3. to yield up.

Derived terms

  • dipasrahaké
  • dipasrahi
  • masrahaké
  • masrahi
  • pasrah ngalah
  • pasrah pati urip

Descendants

  • Indonesian: pasrah

Further reading

  • pasrah” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.