sedia

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sedia, from Sanskrit साध्य (sādhya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈdia/ [səˈdi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: se‧di‧a

Adverb

sêdia

1. (archaic or poetic) as it has always been; from the beginning; as it was from the start

   Synonyms: selalu, sejak semula, sedari dulu, dari dulu

2. (archaic or poetic) truly; indeed

   Synonyms: benar-benar, sebenarnya, memang

Derived terms

• sedianya

Verb

sêdia

1. to be finished

   Synonym: jadi

2. to be ready

   Synonyms: mustaid, siap

3. to be willing

   Synonyms: mau, sanggup

4. to be present; available

   Synonym: ada

5. synonym of sudah, telah

Derived terms

• bersedia
• bersedia-sedia
• kesediaan
• ketersediaan
• mempersediakan
• menyediakan
• penyedia
• penyediaan
• persediaan
• sediaan
• tersedia

Further reading

• “sedia”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Interlingua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.dja/

Noun

sedia (plural sedias)

1. (item of furniture) chair
2. seat

Italian

Etymology

From sedere.

The initial auto-gemination found in some regional Italian varieties seems to be unetymological.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛ.dja/, (regional) ^*/ˈsɛ.dja/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdja
  • Hyphenation: sè‧dia
• (regional) IPA^(key): /ˈse.dja/

  • Audio (una sedia):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -edja
  • Hyphenation: sé‧dia

Noun

sedia f (plural sedie)

1. (furniture) chair

   Synonym: seggiola

Derived terms

• sedia a dondolo (“rocking chair, rocker”)
• sedia a rotelle (“wheelchair”)
• sedia a sdraio (“deck chair / deckchair”)
• sedia elettrica (“electric chair”)
• sediaio

Related terms

• sedere
• sediario
• seduta
• seggio

Descendants

• → Ottoman Turkish: سدیه (sedye)
  • → Turkish: sedye

See also

• poltrona (“armchair”)

Anagrams

• adesi, desia, diesa, sedai, sieda

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit साध्य (sādhya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sədia/
• Rhymes: -dia, -ia, -a

Adverb

sedia (Jawi spelling سديا)

1. from the beginning; in the beginning

   Synonyms: asal, dahulu, semula

2. actually, indeed.

   Synonyms: benar-benar, sebenarnya, memang

   Yang hidup sedia akan mati juga sudahnya.

   Those who live will indeed one day die.

3. already

   Synonym: sudah

   Alia sedia mengetahui soalan apa yang akan ditanyakan dalam ujian.

   Alia already knew what kind of questions will be asked in the test.

Adjective

sedia (Jawi spelling سديا, comparative lebih sedia, superlative paling sedia)

1. ready, prepared

   Synonyms: siap, mustaid, lengkap

   Kami sedia untuk menjawab kertas ujian pertama.

   We are ready to answer the first exam paper.

2. willing, eager

   Synonyms: sanggup, rela, sudi

   Antonym: enggan

   Jepun sedia menghantar batuan ke negara yang tersekutu dengannya.

   Japan is willing to send help to its allied countries.

3. present, available

   Synonyms: ada, terdapat, wujud

   Antonym: tiada

   Asalnya, di kelab Inggeris, sedia 30 ahli.

   In the beginning, there were 30 members in the English club.

Derived terms

• bersedia
• disediakan
• kesediaan
• menyediakan
• penyediaan
• persediaan
• sediakan
• sedianya
• siap sedia
• tersedia

Interjection

sedia (Jawi spelling سديا)

1. (military) Used as a command to bring soldiers to the attention position

   Synonym: siap (Indonesian)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: sedia (inherited)
• → Tausug: saddiya

Further reading

• “sedia”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Portuguese

Verb

sedia

1. inflection of sediar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative