sastera

Indonesian

Noun

sastera

1. nonstandard form of sastra

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra, “literature”).

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌsastəˈra/ [ˌsas.t̪əˈra]
• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard)
  • IPA^(key): /ˌsastəˈra/ [ˌsas.t̪əˈra]
  • IPA^(key): /ˈsastərə/ [ˈsas.t̪ə.rə] (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (particularly: schwa)

Noun

sastera (Jawi spelling سسترا, plural sastera-sastera or sastera²)

1. literature

   Synonyms: kesusasteraan, persuratan

   Synonyms: literatur (Indonesia), sastra (Indonesia)

Derived terms

Affxiations

• kesusasteraan (“literature”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: sastra (inherited)

References

• Edi Sedyawati; Ellya Iswati; Kusparyati Boedhijono; Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994), Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 166

Further reading

• "sastera" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "sastera" at PRPM first version)