pesiar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese passear (“to travel in leisure”), from Latin passus (“step”), from pandō (“I stretch”). Reconstructed as per- +‎ siar for the noun, but still a root word for the verb. Cognate of Tetum pasiar & Tagalog pasyal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəˈsiar]
  • Hyphenation: pê‧si‧ar

Verb

pêsiar

  1. to travel in leisure
    Synonyms: berjalan-jalan, bertamasya, pelesir

Derived terms

  • berpesiar

Noun

pêsiar (plural pesiar-pesiar)

  1. tourist
    Synonyms: pelancong, turis

Further reading

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