suasti

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वस्ति (svasti). First attested in the Kedukan Bukit inscription, 683 CE, as Old Malay [script needed] (svasti).

Noun

suasti (Jawi spelling سواستي)

  1. (obsolete) fortune, prosperity
    Synonym: tuah
  2. (obsolete) blessing
    Synonym: restu
  3. (obsolete) greetings, salutations[1] [until 15th century]
    Synonyms: tabik, salam

References

  1. ^ Uli Kozok (2015) A 14th Century Malay Code of Laws: The Nītusārasanuccaya, ISEAS Publishing, →ISBN, page 115
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سوستي suwasti”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 419
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “suasti”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 507
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