wisuda

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese wiśuddha (completely cleansed), from Sanskrit विशुद्ध (viśuddha, clear, virtuous, completed).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /wiˈsuda/ [wiˈsu.da]
  • Rhymes: -uda
  • Syllabification: wi‧su‧da

Noun

wisuda (plural wisuda-wisuda)

  1. convocation, commencement, graduation
    Synonyms: kelulusan, konvokesyen (Malay)

Hyponyms

  • wisuda adat

Derived terms

Verb

wisuda (active mewisuda, passive diwisuda, imperative wisuda, emphatic-jussive wisudalah)

  1. (intransitive) to graduate

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