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seret.

to drag

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsɛrɛt/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsɛ.rɛt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to drag

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay seret (“to drag”). Compare to Javanese ꦱꦺꦫꦺꦠ꧀ (sèrèt, “drag”).

noun/ˈsɛrɛt/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsɛ.rɛt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. edge, of a cloth

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay seret (“stripe”), from Javanese ꦱꦺꦫꦺꦠ꧀ (sèrèt, “narrow undyed strip at the edge of a piece of batik fabric”).

adj/səˈrət/Standard-Indonesian[səˈrət̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. stiff; jammed

  2. hoarse

  3. slow, sluggish

    dialectal

  4. blocked

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦼꦉꦠ꧀ (seret, “choked; tight”) (compare Malay serat), from Old Javanese srĕt (“faltering”).

adj/ˈsɛrɛt/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsɛ.rɛt̪̚]Standard-Indonesian

  1. stripped (made of strips)

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay seret (“stripe”), from Javanese ꦱꦺꦫꦺꦠ꧀ (sèrèt, “narrow undyed strip at the edge of a piece of batik fabric”).

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