seperti
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- spt (abbreviation)
Etymology
Affixed se- + perti, from Malay seperti, from Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā, “likeliness”) or Sanskrit प्रति (prati, “towards”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səpərˈti/ [sə.pərˈt̪i]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: se‧per‧ti
Preposition
seperti
- Like; as though, similar to
- Such as; typical of
Further reading
- “seperti”, 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
Alternative forms
- سفرت (obsolete Jawi)
- spt (abbreviation)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā, “likeliness”) or Sanskrit प्रति (prati, “towards”).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /səpə(r)ˈti/ [sə.pə(r)ˈt̪i]
- (Baku) IPA(key): /səpərˈti/ [sə.pərˈt̪i]
- Rhymes: -ərti, -ti, -i
- Hyphenation: se‧per‧ti
Preposition
seperti (Jawi spelling سڤرتي)
Descendants
- > Indonesian: seperti (inherited)
- → Tausug: saparti
Further reading
- "seperti" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017