sejahtera

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sejahtera, probably from Sanskrit साच्- (sāc-) +‎ छत्त्र (chattra, “parasol, umbrella, Chattar (royal ensign)”), literally “under government protection”.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈd͡ʒahtəra/ [səˈd͡ʒah.t̪ə.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ahtəra
  • Syllabification: se‧jah‧te‧ra

Adjective

sêjahtêra (comparative lebih sejahtera, superlative paling sejahtera)

  1. prosperous
    Synonyms: raharja, makmur

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Probably from Sanskrit साच्- (sāc-) +‎ छत्त्र (chattra, “parasol, umbrella, Chattar (royal ensign)”), literally “under government protection”, or alternatively from साध्य (sādhya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /səd͡ʒahtəra/
  • Rhymes: -əra, -ra, -a

Noun

sĕjahtĕra (Jawi spelling سجهترا, plural sejahtera-sejahtera)

  1. peace, tranquility, ease

Adjective

sĕjahtĕra (Jawi spelling سجهترا, plural sejahtera-sejahtera)

  1. prosperous

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • penyejahteraan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • kesejahteraan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • menyejahterakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • disejahterakan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: sejahtera
  • → Tausug: sajahitra'

Further reading

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