siswa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay siswa, from Prakrit, from Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪswa/
  • Hyphenation: sis‧wa

Noun

siswa (plural para siswa, first-person possessive siswaku, second-person possessive siswamu, third-person possessive siswanya)

  1. student.
    Synonym: pelajar
  2. male student.
    Antonym: siswi

Derived terms
  • bersiswa
  • kesiswaan

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

siswa

  1. Romanization of ꦱꦶꦱ꧀ꦮ.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya).

Noun

siswa (Jawi spelling سيسوا, plural siswa-siswa, informal 1st possessive siswaku, 2nd possessive siswamu, 3rd possessive siswanya)

  1. male student (person who studies an academic subject)

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Indonesian: siswa
  • → Javanese: ꦱꦶꦱ꧀ꦮ (siswa).

Further reading
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