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)

  1. prosperous
    Synonyms: raharja, makmur

Derived terms

Further reading

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:
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /səˌd͡ʒahtəˈra/ [səˌd͡ʒah.t̪əˈra]
    • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: se‧jah‧te‧ra

Noun

sĕjahtĕra (Jawi spelling سجهترا, plural sejahtera-sejahtera or sejahtera2)

  1. peace, tranquility, ease

Adjective

sĕjahtĕra (Jawi spelling سجهترا, comparative lebih sejahtera, superlative paling sejahtera)

  1. prosperous

Derived terms

Affixations

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: sejahtera (inherited)
  • Tausug: sajahitra'

Further reading