niscaya

Balinese

Romanization

niscaya

1. Romanization of ᬦᬶᬰ᭄ᬘᬬ.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay niscaya, from Classical Malay نسچاي (“niscaya”), from Sanskrit निश्चय (niścaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɪsˈt͡ʃaja]
• Hyphenation: nis‧ca‧ya

Adverb

niscaya

1. certainly, surely.

   Synonyms: pasti, tentu

Affixed terms

• keniscayaan
• meniscayakan

 

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

niscaya

1. Romanization of ꦤꦶꦱ꧀ꦕꦪ.

Ternate

Etymology

From Classical Malay نسچاي (“niscaya”) (cf. Indonesian niscaya), from Sanskrit निश्चय (niścaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nisˈt͡ʃa.ja]

Adverb

niscaya (Jawi نيسچاي)

1. certainly, undoubtedly

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890) Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh