esai

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch essay (essay), from English essay, from Middle French essai, from Old French essai (trial), from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō. Doublet of asai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛsai̯]
  • Rhymes: -ɛsai̯, -sai̯, -ai̯, -i
  • Hyphenation: è‧sai

Noun

èsai (plural esai-esai, first-person possessive esaiku, second-person possessive esaimu, third-person possessive esainya)

  1. essay: composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject.
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English assay, from Middle English assay (noun) and assayen (verb), from Anglo-Norman assai (noun) and Anglo-Norman assaier (verb), from Old French essai, see previous etymology.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ə.ˈsai̯/
  • Rhymes: -sai̯, -ai̯, -i
  • Hyphenation: e‧sai

Noun

esai (plural esai-esai, first-person possessive esaiku, second-person possessive esaimu, third-person possessive esainya)

  1. (biochemistry) assay: the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
Synonyms
  • asai
  • cerakin (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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