adicita

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed adi- (“excellent, exquisite, fine, eminent”) +‎ cita (“aspire”). Calque of Old Javanese ālocita (“consideration, reflexion”), from Sanskrit आलोचित (ālocita, “considered”). Doublet of ideologi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adiˈt͡ʃita/
• Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: adi‧ci‧ta

Noun

adicita (first-person possessive adicitaku, second-person possessive adicitamu, third-person possessive adicitanya)

1. (Classical Indonesian, Java) ideology

Further reading

• “adicita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Indonesian adicita.

Noun

adicita (Jawi spelling اديچيتا, plural adicita-adicita, informal 1st possessive adicitaku, 2nd possessive adicitamu, 3rd possessive adicitanya)

1. (Riau) ideology

Further reading

• “adicita” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.