sabda

Borrowed from Old Javanese śabda (“sound, noise, voice, tone, note; word, speech, language; right word, correct expression”), from Sanskrit शब्द (śabda, “sound, noise, voice, tone, note; word”).

• IPA^(key): /sap.də/
• Rhymes: -apdə
• Hyphenation: sab‧da

sabda (Balinese script ᬰᬩ᭄ᬤ)

1. word, speech

• “sabda” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

From Malay sabda, from Classical Malay sabda, from Sanskrit शब्द (śabda).

• IPA^(key): [ˈsap̚da]
• Hyphenation: sab‧da

sabda (plural sabda-sabda)

1. (religion) word of a God, a prophet, or a king

   Synonyms: kata, perkataan

2. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) word of authority

• (word of God): firman

• “sabda” 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.

sabda

1. romanization of ꦱꦧ꧀ꦢ

From Sanskrit शब्द (śabda).

• Rhymes: -a
• Rhymes: -da

sabda (Jawi spelling سبدا, plural sabda-sabda)

1. (religion) word of God or of a prophet

• firman

• Indonesian: sabda

bersabda

1. (of God or prophets) to say, to speak

   Tuhan pernah bersabda...

   God once said...

   Sabda Musa...

   As said by Moses...

• “sabda” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.