sedia

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sedia, from Sanskrit साध्य (sādhya).

Pronunciation

Adverb

sêdia

  1. (archaic or poetic) as it has always been; from the beginning; as it was from the start
    Synonyms: selalu, sejak semula, sedari dulu, dari dulu
  2. (archaic or poetic) truly; indeed
    Synonyms: benar-benar, sebenarnya, memang

Derived terms

  • sedianya

Verb

sêdia

  1. to be finished
    Synonym: jadi
  2. to be ready
    Synonyms: mustaid, siap
  3. to be willing
    Synonyms: mau, sanggup
  4. to be present; available
    Synonym: ada
  5. synonym of sudah, telah

Derived terms

Further reading

Interlingua

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.dja/

Noun

sedia (plural sedias)

  1. (item of furniture) chair
  2. seat

Italian

Etymology

From sedere.

The initial auto-gemination found in some regional Italian varieties seems to be unetymological.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.dja/[1][2], (regional) */ˈsɛ.dja/[2]
    • Rhymes: -ɛdja
    • Hyphenation: sè‧dia
  • (regional) IPA(key): /ˈse.dja/
    • Audio (una sedia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -edja
    • Hyphenation: sé‧dia

Noun

sedia f (plural sedie)

  1. (furniture) chair
    Synonym: seggiola

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Ottoman Turkish: سدیه (sedye)

See also

References

  1. ^ sedia in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
  2. 2.0 2.1 sedia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit साध्य (sādhya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sədia/
  • Rhymes: -dia, -ia, -a

Adverb

sedia (Jawi spelling سديا)

  1. from the beginning; in the beginning
    Synonyms: asal, dahulu, semula
  2. actually, indeed.
    Synonyms: benar-benar, sebenarnya, memang
    Yang hidup sedia akan mati juga sudahnya.
    Those who live will indeed one day die.
  3. already
    Synonym: sudah
    Alia sedia mengetahui soalan apa yang akan ditanyakan dalam ujian.
    Alia already knew what kind of questions will be asked in the test.

Adjective

sedia (Jawi spelling سديا)

  1. ready, prepared
    Synonyms: siap, mustaid, lengkap
    Kami sedia untuk menjawab kertas ujian pertama.
    We are ready to answer the first exam paper.
  2. willing, eager
    Synonyms: sanggup, rela, sudi
    Antonym: enggan
    Jepun sedia menghantar batuan ke negara yang tersekutu dengannya.
    Japan is willing to send help to its allied countries.
  3. present, available
    Synonyms: ada, terdapat, wujud
    Antonym: tiada
    Asalnya, di kelab Inggeris, sedia 30 ahli.
    In the beginning, there were 30 members in the English club.

Derived terms

Interjection

sedia (Jawi spelling سديا)

  1. (military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position
    Synonym: siap (Indonesian)

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: sedia (inherited)
  • Tausug: saddiya

Further reading

Portuguese

Verb

sedia

  1. inflection of sediar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative