esai

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Dutch essay (“essay”), from English essay, from Middle French essai, from Old French essai (“trial”), from Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō. Doublet of asai.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛsai̯]
• Rhymes: -ɛsai̯, -sai̯, -ai̯, -i
• Hyphenation: è‧sai

Noun

èsai (plural esai-esai, first-person possessive esaiku, second-person possessive esaimu, third-person possessive esainya)

1. essay: composition of moderate length exploring a particular issue or subject.

Alternative forms

• esay, essay
• éséi (Standard Malay)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English assay, from Middle English assay (noun) and assayen (verb), from Anglo-Norman assai (noun) and Anglo-Norman assaier (verb), from Old French essai, see previous etymology.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə.ˈsai̯/
• Rhymes: -sai̯, -ai̯, -i
• Hyphenation: e‧sai

Noun

esai (plural esai-esai, first-person possessive esaiku, second-person possessive esaimu, third-person possessive esainya)

1. (biochemistry) assay: the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of something.

Synonyms

• asai
• cerakin (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “esai” 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.