resah

Inherited from Malay resah (“restless; fidgety”), from Javanese resah (“disturbed; messy”), from Old Javanese rĕsah (“to cause trouble, to misbehave”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /rəˈsah/ [rəˈsah]
• Rhymes: -ah
• Syllabification: re‧sah

resah (comparative lebih resah, superlative paling resah)

1. fidgety, fret, restless
2. worried
3. disturbed, upset
4. alarmed
5. anxious
6. agitated
7. restive
8. fitful

• “resah”, 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

Inherited from Old Javanese rĕsah (“to cause trouble, to misbehave”).

• IPA^(key): /rə.sah/
• Rhymes: -sah
• Hyphenation: rê‧sah

resah

1. (krama) disturbed

   Synonym: (ngoko) rusuh

2. (krama) messy

   Synonym: (ngoko) rusuh

3. (krama) chaotic

   Synonym: (ngoko) rusuh

4. (krama) unsafe

   Synonym: (ngoko) rusuh

• >? Malay: resah
  • > Indonesian: resah (inherited)

• “resah”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Borrowed from Javanese resah (“disturbed; messy”), from Old Javanese rĕsah (“to cause trouble, to misbehave”).

• (Baku, /a/-variety, schwa-variety, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /rəˈsah/ [rəˈsah]
• Rhymes: -sah, -ah
• Hyphenation: re‧sah

resah (Jawi spelling رسه, comparative lebih resah, superlative paling resah)

1. restless; fidgety; agitated (unable to stay still or calm).

   Synonyms: gelisah, tidak tenang

   Dia kelihatan resah menunggu giliran temuduga.

   He looked restless waiting for his interview turn.

2. anxious; uneasy; worried.

   Synonyms: bimbang, risau, gundah

   Hatinya menjadi resah apabila anaknya belum pulang.

   Her heart became anxious when her child had not returned yet.

• > Indonesian: resah (inherited)

• "resah" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017