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esa.

synonym of satu (“one”)

3 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

num/əˈsa/Standard-Indonesian[əˈsa]Standard-Indonesian/ˈesa/[ˈe.sa]

  1. synonym of satu (“one”)

    archaic
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay esa, from Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa (*əsa), from Proto-Austronesian *isa (*əsa). Doublet of se- and sa-. False cognate of Sanskrit एक (eka), thus not related to eka.

adj/əˈsa/Standard-Indonesian[əˈsa]Standard-Indonesian/ˈesa/[ˈe.sa]

  1. one: only, sole; entire, whole (general conception of God)

    archaic · poetic
    Tuhan Yang Maha Esa
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay esa, from Proto-Malayic *əsa(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *isa (*əsa), from Proto-Austronesian *isa (*əsa). Doublet of se- and sa-. False cognate of Sanskrit एक (eka), thus not related to eka.

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