sejahtera
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sejahtera, probably from Sanskrit साच्- (sāc-) + छत्त्र (chattra, “parasol, umbrella, Chattar (royal ensign)”), literally “under government protection”.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səd͡ʒahtəˈra/ [sə.d͡ʒah.t̪əˈra]
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: se‧jah‧te‧ra
Adjective
sêjahtêra (comparative lebih sejahtera, superlative paling sejahtera)
Derived terms
- kesejahteraan
- menyejahterakan
- penyejahteraan
Further reading
- “sejahtera”, 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
Probably from Sanskrit साच्- (sāc-) + छत्त्र (chattra, “parasol, umbrella, Chattar (royal ensign)”), literally “under government protection”, or alternatively from साध्य (sādhya).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /səˈd͡ʒahtərə/ [səˈd͡ʒah.t̪ə.rə]
- Rhymes: -ə
- (Baku) IPA(key): /səˌd͡ʒahtəˈra/ [səˌd͡ʒah.t̪əˈra]
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: se‧jah‧te‧ra
Noun
sĕjahtĕra (Jawi spelling سجهترا, plural sejahtera-sejahtera or sejahtera2)
Adjective
sĕjahtĕra (Jawi spelling سجهترا, comparative lebih sejahtera, superlative paling sejahtera)
Derived terms
Affixations
- disejahterakan
- kesejahteraan
- menyejahterakan
- penyejahteraan
Descendants
- > Indonesian: sejahtera (inherited)
- → Tausug: sajahitra'
Further reading
- "sejahtera" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017