isyarat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay isyarat, from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /i.ˈʃa.rat/
  • Rhymes: -rat
  • Hyphenation: i‧sya‧rat

Noun

isyarat (plural isyarat-isyarat, first-person possessive isyaratku, second-person possessive isyaratmu, third-person possessive isyaratnya)

  1. sign
    Synonym: anggai
  2. signal
    1. (biochemistry) A signalling interaction between cells
      Synonym: sinyal
  3. cue:
    1. an action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
    2. (drama) the last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
  4. (anthropology) gesture: form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of, or in conjunction with, speech.

Derived terms
  • berisyarat
  • diisyaratkan
  • mengisyaratkan
  • isyarat akustis
  • isyarat cermin
  • isyarat perhatian
  • isyarat sosial

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra).

Noun

isyarat (Jawi spelling اشارت, plural isyarat-isyarat, informal 1st possessive isyaratku, 2nd possessive isyaratmu, 3rd possessive isyaratnya)

  1. sign, gesture, signal
    Synonym: signal

Descendants
  • Indonesian: isyarat

References
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