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istimewa.

special

8 characters4 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/istiˈmɛwa/Standard-Indonesian[is.t̪iˈmɛ.wa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. special

Where this word comes from

From Malay istimewa, from Classical Malay istimewa, said to be from Sanskrit आस्तामेव (āstāmeva, literally “May it keep on being so.”), i.e. आस्ताम् (āstām), the middle-voice 3rd-person singular imperative of आस् (ās, “to sit; to continue; to exist; to last”) + एव (eva), a particle for emphasis. However, the form may have been influenced by Arabic loanwords.

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