kesatria
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- ksatria
- satria
- satriya
Etymology
From Malay kesatria, from Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “warrior-king”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəˈsatria̯]
- Hyphenation: kê‧sat‧ria
Noun
kêsatria (plural kesatria-kesatria)
- (Hinduism) a member of the Kshatriya social class in ancient Hindu society
- knight
- hero; a courageous person
Further reading
- “kesatria”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit क्षत्रिय (kṣatriya, “warrior-king”).
Noun
kesatria (plural kesatria-kesatria or kesatria2)
- (Hinduism) a member of the Kshatriya social class in ancient Hindu society
- knight
- hero; a courageous person