cerita
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Malay cerita (“story”), from Classical Malay cetera (“story”), from Pali carita, from Sanskrit चरित (carita, “course of life”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈrita/ [t͡ʃəˈri.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -ita
- Syllabification: ce‧ri‧ta
Noun
cêrita
Derived terms
- bercerita
- ceritaan
- diceritai
- diceritakan
- menceritai
- menceritakan
- pencerita
- penceritaan
Related terms
Further reading
- “cerita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Pali carita, from Sanskrit चरित (carita, “course of life”). Compare Tagalog salita (“declaration”). Doublet of cetera and ceritera.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ri.tə/
- (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ri.ta/
- Rhymes: -ita, -ta, -a
Noun
cerita (Jawi spelling چريتا, plural cerita-cerita)
Derived terms
- bercerita
- cerita pokok
- cerita rakyat
- cerita ranting
- cerita rekaan
- jalan cerita
- menceritakan
- pencerita
- penceritaan
References
- Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 225
Further reading
- “cerita” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾi.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /seˈɾi.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨˈɾi.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: ce‧ri‧ta
Noun
cerita f (plural ceritas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)