isyarat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay isyarat, from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.ˈʃa.rat/
• Rhymes: -rat
• Hyphenation: i‧sya‧rat

Noun

isyarat (plural isyarat-isyarat, first-person possessive isyaratku, second-person possessive isyaratmu, third-person possessive isyaratnya)

1. sign

   Synonym: anggai

2. signal
   1. (biochemistry) A signalling interaction between cells

      Synonym: sinyal

3. cue:
   1. an action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
   2. (drama) the last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
4. (anthropology) gesture: form of non-verbal communication or non-vocal communication in which visible bodily actions communicate particular messages, either in place of, or in conjunction with, speech.

Derived terms

• berisyarat
• diisyaratkan
• mengisyaratkan

 

• isyarat akustis
• isyarat cermin
• isyarat perhatian
• isyarat sosial

 

Further reading

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

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra).

Noun

isyarat (Jawi spelling اشارت, plural isyarat-isyarat, informal 1st possessive isyaratku, 2nd possessive isyaratmu, 3rd possessive isyaratnya)

1. sign, gesture, signal

   Synonym: signal

Descendants

• Indonesian: isyarat

References

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