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)
- essay: composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject.
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)
- (biochemistry) assay: the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.
Synonyms
- asai
- cerakin (Standard Malay)
Further reading
- “esai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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