wisesa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay wisesa, from Javanese ꦮꦶꦱꦺꦱ (wisésa, “authority”), from Old Javanese wiśeṣa (“eminent, excellent; supreme”), from Sanskrit विशेष (viśeṣa).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /wiˈsesa/ [wiˈse.sa]
  • Rhymes: -esa
  • Syllabification: wi‧se‧sa

Noun

wisésa (plural wisesa-wisesa) (technical)

  1. supreme leader
  2. supreme authority

Further reading

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