wasit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic وَاسِطٌ (wāsiṭun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwasɪt̚]
• Rhymes: -sɪt, -ɪt, -t
• Hyphenation: wa‧sit

Noun

wasit (first-person possessive wasitku, second-person possessive wasitmu, third-person possessive wasitnya)

1. referee, umpire.

   Synonyms: penentu, pemimpin

2. mediator, arbiter.

   Synonyms: penengah, perantara, pemisah, pelerai, pendamai

Derived terms

• mewasiti
• perwasitan

 

• wasit honorer
• wasit kehormatan
• wasit pemandu
• wasit penyerta

 

Further reading

• “wasit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.