sederhana

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sederhana, from Sanskrit साधारण (sādhāraṇa, general, common).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /sədərˈhana/ [sə.dərˈha.na]
  • Rhymes: -ana
  • Syllabification: se‧der‧ha‧na

Adjective

sêdêrhana (comparative lebih sederhana, superlative paling sederhana)

  1. simple
    Synonyms: lugas, simpel
    Synonyms: mudah, ringkas (Standard Malay)
  2. modest, humble
    Synonym: bersahaja
  3. (rare) medium, moderate, average
    Synonym: sedang

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit साधारण (sādhāraṇa, general, common).

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /sədə(r)ˈhanə/ [sə.də(r)ˈha.nə]
    • Rhymes: -anə,
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /sədərˈhana/ [sə.dərˈha.na]
    • Rhymes: -ana, -a
  • Hyphenation: se‧der‧ha‧na

Adjective

sederhana (Jawi spelling سدرهان)

  1. medium; moderate; average[1]

Derived terms

Affixations

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: sederhana (inherited)

References

  1. ^ “sederhana”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN

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