bijaksana

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• bijak (clipping)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇa) via Malay bijaksana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.d͡ʒakˈsa.na/
• Hyphenation: bi‧jak‧sa‧na

Adjective

bijaksana (comparative lebih bijaksana, superlative terbijaksana, equative sebijaksana)

1. wise

Derived terms

• kebijaksanaan

 

Further reading

• “bijaksana” 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

From Sanskrit विचक्षण (vicakṣaṇa, “wise, learned, skillful”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Adjective

bijaksana

1. wise

   Wahai tuan nan bijaksana, silakan tunjukkan jalan nan benar.

   O wise one, please show us the right way.

Synonyms

• bestari
• cerdas
• cerdik
• pandai
• pintar

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• membijaksanakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• kebijaksanaan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)