sadis

English

Noun

sadis

1. plural of sadi

Anagrams

• SAIDS, sidas

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsadɪs]
• Hyphenation: sa‧dis
• Rhymes: -adis, -dis, -is

Etymology 1

From Dutch sadist, from English sadist, from the name of the Marquis de Sade.

Noun

sadis (plural sadis-sadis, first-person possessive sadisku, second-person possessive sadismu, third-person possessive sadisnya)

1. sadist

Adjective

sadis

1. sadistic

   Synonym: sadistis

2. (slang) terrific

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kesadisan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Related terms

• sadisme

Etymology 2

From Arabic سَادِس (sādis).

Adjective

sadis

1. (obsolete) sixth

Further reading

• “sadis” 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 English sadist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sadis/
• Rhymes: -adis, -dis, -is

Noun

sadis (Jawi spelling ساديس, plural sadis-sadis, informal 1st possessive sadisku, 2nd possessive sadismu, 3rd possessive sadisnya)

1. sadist

Adjective

sadis (Jawi spelling ساديس)

1. sadistic

   keseronokan sadis ― sadistic pleasure

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• kesadisan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)

Related terms

• sadisme

Further reading

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