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sewa.

rent (a payment for the use of equipment or a service)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsewa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈse.wa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. rent (a payment for the use of equipment or a service)

  2. rent (an object for which rent is charged or paid)

  3. passenger

    Medan · colloquial · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sewa, from Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā, “to cost”). The sense “passenger” is a semantic loan from Malay sewa.

adj/ˈsewa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈse.wa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. rental

    berapa biaya sewa rumah ini
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sewa, from Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā, “to cost”). The sense “passenger” is a semantic loan from Malay sewa.

verb/ˈsewa/Standard-Indonesian[ˈse.wa]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to rent; basic/imperative of menyewa

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sewa, from Arabic سَاوَى (sāwā, “to cost”). The sense “passenger” is a semantic loan from Malay sewa.

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