dusta

Balinese

Romanization

dusta

1. Romanization of ᬤᬸᬱ᭄ᬝ.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dusta (“lie”), from Sanskrit दुष्ट (duṣṭa, “wicked, evil, corrupt”), from दुस्- (dus-, “evil, bad, difficult”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdus.ta/, [ˈdus.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: dus‧ta

Adjective

dusta

1. lie, untruth, intentionally false.

   Synonym: bohong

Derived terms

• berdusta
• mendusta
• mendustai
• mendustakan
• pendusta
• sedusta

 

Further reading

• “dusta” 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.

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dust, from Middle English dust, doust, from Old English dūst (“dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠʊsˠt̪ˠə/
• (Ceantar na nOileán) IPA^(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪsˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

dusta m (genitive singular dusta)

1. dust
   • 1977, Tomás de Bhaldraithe, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, section 407 (page 221):

     sin é an ceann a mbíonn an dusta ag imtheacht as, seans

     That’s the one the dust is coming out of, perhaps.

Declension

Declension of dusta

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative dusta Vocative a dhusta Genitive dusta Dative dusta

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an dusta Genitive an dusta Dative leis an dusta don dusta

Synonyms

• deannach

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
dusta	dhusta	ndusta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], § 407 (p. 221)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दूषित (dūṣita).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /dusˈtaʔ/ [d̪ʊsˈt̪aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: dus‧ta

Adjective

dustâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. oppressed; maltreated

   Synonyms: inaapi, inaalipin

2. humiliating; ignominious; disgraceful

   Synonyms: hamak, nakahihiya

3. despicable

   Synonym: kalait-lait

Derived terms

• dumusta
• dustain
• kadusta-dusta
• kadustaan
• mandusta
• mapangdusta
• nakadudusta
• pagdusta
• pandurusta

 

Noun

dustâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. insulting speech or action

   Synonyms: pagdusta, pag-alipusta, paghamak, paglait

2. ignominy; infamy; shame and dishonor
3. miserable condition of livelihood

See also

• dukha

Further reading

• “dusta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018