pesiar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese passear (“to travel in leisure”), from Latin passus (“step”), from pandō (“I stretch”). Reconstructed as per- +‎ siar for the noun, but still a root word for the verb. Cognate of Tetum pasiar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈsiar]
• Hyphenation: pê‧si‧ar

Verb

pêsiar

1. to travel in leisure.

   Synonyms: berjalan-jalan, bertamasya, pelesir

Derived terms

• berpesiar

 

Noun

pêsiar (plural pesiar-pesiar, first-person possessive pesiarku, second-person possessive pesiarmu, third-person possessive pesiarnya)

1. tourist.

   Synonyms: pelancong, turis

Related terms

• siar

 

Further reading

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