pesiar
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese passear (“to travel in leisure”), from Latin passus (“step”), from pandō (“I stretch”). Reconstructed as per- + siar for the noun, but still a root word for the verb. Cognate of Tetum pasiar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editpêsiar
- to travel in leisure.
- Synonyms: berjalan-jalan, bertamasya, pelesir
Derived terms
editNoun
editpêsiar (plural pesiar-pesiar, first-person possessive pesiarku, second-person possessive pesiarmu, third-person possessive pesiarnya)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “pesiar” 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.