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istimewa

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Etymology

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From Malay istimewa, from Classical Malay istimewa, said to be from Sanskrit आस्तामेव (āstāmeva, literally “May it keep on being so.”), i.e. आस्ताम् (āstām), the middle-voice 3rd-person singular imperative of आस् (ās, “to sit; to continue; to exist; to last”) + एव (eva), a particle for emphasis.[1] However, the form may have been influenced by Arabic loanwords.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪstiˈmɛwa/
  • Hyphenation: is‧ti‧mè‧wa

Adjective

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istimèwa

  1. special.
    Synonyms: khas, khusus, spesial

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ J. G. de Casparis (1997) Sanskrit Loanwords in Indonesian (Linguistic studies of Indonesian and other languages in Indonesia)‎[1], volume 41, Jakarta: Unika Atma Jaya, page 19.

Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Classical Malay istimewa, said to be from Sanskrit आस्तामेव (āstāmeva, literally “May it keep on being so.”), i.e. आस्ताम् (āstām), the middle-voice 3rd-person singular imperative of आस् (ās, “to sit; to continue; to exist; to last”) + एव (eva), a particle for emphasis.[1] However, the form may have been influenced by Arabic loanwords.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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istimewa (Jawi spelling ايستيميوا)

  1. special

See also

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References

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  1. ^ J. G. de Casparis (1997) Sanskrit Loanwords in Indonesian (Linguistic studies of Indonesian and other languages in Indonesia)‎[2], volume 41, Jakarta: Unika Atma Jaya, page 19.

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