kesusastraan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Affixed susastra +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kesusasteraan, from Sanskrit सु- (su-, “good, well”) + शास्त्र (śāstra, “scripture”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəsusasˈtraan/ [kə.su.sasˈt̪ra.(ʔ)an]
  • Rhymes: -aan
  • Syllabification: ke‧su‧sas‧tra‧an

Noun

kesusastraan (plural kesusastraan-kesusastraan)

  1. literature (body of all written works)
    Synonyms: literatur, persuratan (Malay), sastra, sastera (Malay)

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