sasana

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.sa.na/
• Hyphenation: sa‧sa‧na

Etymology 1

From Pali sāsana (“teaching, order”), from Sanskrit शासन (śāsana, “order, edict, command; a shastra, scripture; government, ruling”).

Noun

sasana (plural sasana-sasana, first-person possessive sasanaku, second-person possessive sasanamu, third-person possessive sasananya)

1. teaching, guidance

   Synonyms: nasihat, pelajaran, petunjuk

Etymology 2

From Javanese ꦱꦱꦤ (sasana, “location, place”), from Old Javanese sana, āsana (“sitting; seat; dwelling; posture”), from Sanskrit आसन (āsana, “seat, chair”). Doublet of asana.

Noun

sasana (plural sasana-sasana, first-person possessive sasanaku, second-person possessive sasanamu, third-person possessive sasananya)

1. arena, stadium

   Synonym: gelanggang

Derived terms

• sasana budaya
• sasana kebugaran

 

Further reading

• “sasana” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

sasana

1. Romanization of ꦱꦱꦤ