sedia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sedia, from Sanskrit साध्य (sādhya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈdia̯]
• Hyphenation: sê‧dia

Adverb

sêdia

1. (archaic) from the beginning; in the beginning.

   Synonyms: asal, dahulu, semula

2. (archaic) actually, indeed.

   Synonyms: benar-benar, sebenarnya, memang

Derived terms

• sedianya

 

Verb

sêdia

1. to be finished

   Synonym: jadi

2. to be ready

   Synonyms: mustaid, siap

3. to be willing

   Synonyms: mau, sanggup

4. to be present; available.

   Synonym: ada

5. Synonym of sudah, telah

Derived terms

• bersedia
• bersedia-sedia
• kesediaan
• ketersediaan
• mempersediakan
• menyediakan
• penyedia
• penyediaan
• persediaan
• sediaan
• tersedia

 

Further reading

• “sedia” 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.

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.dja/

Noun

sedia (plural sedias)

1. (item of furniture) chair
2. seat

Italian

Etymology

From sedere.

The initial auto-gemination found in some regional Italian varieties seems to be unetymological.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.dja/

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• (regional) IPA^(key): ^*/ˈsɛ.dja/
• Rhymes: -ɛdja
• Hyphenation: sè‧dia

Noun

sedia f (plural sedie)

1. (furniture) chair

   Synonym: seggiola

Derived terms

Derived terms

• sedia a dondolo (“rocking chair, rocker”)
• sedia a rotelle (“wheelchair”)
• sedia a sdraio (“deck chair / deckchair”)
• sedia elettrica (“electric chair”)
• sediaio

Related terms

• sedere
• sediario
• seduta
• seggio

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: سدیه (sedye)
  • → Turkish: sedye

See also

• poltrona (“armchair”)

Anagrams

• adesi, desia, diesa, sedai, sieda

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit साध्य (sādhya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sədia/
• Rhymes: -dia, -ia, -a

Adverb

sedia (Jawi spelling سديا)

1. from the beginning; in the beginning

   Synonyms: asal, dahulu, semula

2. actually, indeed.

   Synonyms: benar-benar, sebenarnya, memang

   Yang hidup sedia akan mati juga sudahnya.

   Those who live will indeed one day die.

3. already

   Synonym: sudah

   Alia sedia mengetahui soalan apa yang akan ditanyakan dalam ujian.

   Alia already knew what kind of questions will be asked in the test.

Adjective

sedia (Jawi spelling سديا)

1. ready, prepared

   Synonyms: siap, mustaid, lengkap

   Kami sedia untuk menjawab kertas ujian pertama.

   We are ready to answer the first exam paper.

2. willing, eager

   Synonyms: sanggup, rela, sudi

   Antonym: enggan

   Jepun sedia menghantar batuan ke negara yang tersekutu dengannya.

   Japan is willing to send help to its allied countries.

3. present, available

   Synonyms: ada, terdapat, wujud

   Antonym: tiada

   Asalnya, di kelab Inggeris, sedia 30 ahli.

   In the beginning, there were 30 members in the English club.

Derived terms

• bersedia
• disediakan
• kesediaan
• menyediakan
• penyediaan
• persediaan
• sediakan
• sedianya
• siap sedia
• tersedia

 

Descendants

• Indonesian: sedia

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Verb

sedia

1. inflection of sediar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative