sedap

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sedap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈdap̚]
• Hyphenation: sê‧dap

Adjective

sedap

1. delicious; tasty

   Synonyms: eco, enak, gurih, lezat, nikmat, raos

2. (of sound or voice, less used) pleasant, satisfactory; nice

   Synonym: enak

3. fragrant

   Synonyms: harum, raksi, resi, semerbak, wangi

Derived terms

• kesedapan
• menyedapkan
• penyedap
• sedap-sedapan
• sedapan
• tersedap

 

• sedap hati
• sedap malam

 

Further reading

• “sedap” 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 Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sedep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sədap/
• Rhymes: -dap, -ap
• Hyphenation: se‧dap

Adjective

sedap (Jawi spelling سدڤ)

1. delicious, tasty

   Synonyms: enak, lazat

   Sedap betul roti ini!

   This bread is so tasty!

2. comfortable, cosy, pleasant

   Synonyms: nyaman, senang, sopan

   Rasa sedap saya duduk dekat luar kena kacau bau busuk rokok.

   That pleasant feeling of mine sitting outside was disturbed by the horrid smell of cigarettes.

3. (of sound or voice) pleasant, satisfactory, nice

   Synonym: merdu

   Sedapnya suara penyanyi ini!

   This singer's voice is so good!

4. fragrant

   Synonyms: harum, raksi, resi, semerbak, wangi

   Agak sedap bau minyak wangi ini.

   This perfume smells quite good.

Derived terms

Affixations

• disedapkan
• kesedapan
• menyedapkan
• penyedap
• sedap-sedapan
• sedapan
• sedapkan
• tersedap

 

Compounds

• sedap hati
• sedap keleh
• sedap manis
• sedap mulut

 

Proverbs

• sedap dahulu pahit kemudian
• sedap manis jangan ditelan, pahit jangan dimuntahkan

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: sedap
• → Tagalog: sarap

Further reading

• “sedap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*sedep₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI