esensial
Indonesian
Etymology
From English essential, Late Latin essentiālis, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, “being”), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am, exist”). Doublet of esens and esensi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛsɛnˈsial]
- Hyphenation: èsèn‧si‧al
Adjective
esensial (plural esensial-esensial)
Related terms
Further reading
- “esensial” 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.