siswa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay siswa, from Prakrit, from Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪswa/
• Hyphenation: sis‧wa

Noun

siswa (plural para siswa, first-person possessive siswaku, second-person possessive siswamu, third-person possessive siswanya)

1. student.

   Synonym: pelajar

2. male student.

   Antonym: siswi

Derived terms

• bersiswa
• kesiswaan

 

Related terms

• beasiswa
• mahasiswa
• siswi

 

Further reading

• “siswa” 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

siswa

1. Romanization of ꦱꦶꦱ꧀ꦮ.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya).

Noun

siswa (Jawi spelling سيسوا, plural siswa-siswa, informal 1st possessive siswaku, 2nd possessive siswamu, 3rd possessive siswanya)

1. male student (person who studies an academic subject)

Synonyms

• murid

Related terms

• siswi
• mahasiswa

Descendants

• Indonesian: siswa
• → Javanese: ꦱꦶꦱ꧀ꦮ (siswa).

Further reading

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