saksama

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • seksama (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Malay saksama, from Sanskrit सक्षम (sakṣama). Cognate of Hindi सक्षम (sakṣam, capable, able, competent).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sakˈsa.ma]
  • Hyphenation: sak‧sa‧ma

Adjective

saksama (comparative lebih saksama, superlative paling saksama)

  1. thorough, careful
    Synonyms: teliti, cermat, hati-hati
  2. accurate
    Synonyms: tepat, jitu, akurat

Affixed terms

  • kesaksamaan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit सक्षम (sakṣama). Cognate of Hindi सक्षम (sakṣam, capable, able, competent).

Adjective

saksama (Jawi spelling سقسام, comparative lebih saksama, superlative paling saksama)

  1. thorough, careful.
    Synonyms: teliti, cermat, hati-hati
  2. just, fair.
    Synonym: adil

Descendants

  • Indonesian: saksama

Further reading