lestari
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦊꦱ꧀ꦠꦫꦶ (lestari, “fortunate”), from Old Javanese lastari (“immediately; thereupon”), ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləs.ˈta.ri/
- Rhymes: -ri, -i
- Hyphenation: lês‧ta‧ri
Adjective
lêstari (comparative lebih lestari, superlative paling lestari)
- eternal
- Synonym: kekal
- continuous
- Synonym: sinambung
- renewable
- Synonyms: berbaru, terbarukan
Derived terms
- kelestarian
- melestarikan
- pelestari
- pelestarian
- terlestarikan
Further reading
- “lestari”, 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
Javanese
Romanization
lestari
- romanization of ꦊꦱ꧀ꦠꦫꦶ
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Betawi lestari, from Javanese ꦊꦱ꧀ꦠꦫꦶ (lestari, “fortunate”), from Old Javanese lastari (“immediately; thereupon”), ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lestari/, /ləstari/
- Hyphenation: les‧ta‧ri, lĕs‧ta‧ri
- Rhymes: -ri, -i
Adjective
lestari (Jawi spelling لستاري or لستاري, comparative lebih lestari, superlative paling lestari)
- Remaining the same; unchanging.
- Able to be sustained; sustainable.
- Synonym: mampan
- pembangunan lestari ― sustainable development
Affixations
Further reading
- "lestari" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017