sedih

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sedih. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈdih/ [səˈdɪh]
• Rhymes: -ih
• Syllabification: se‧dih

Adjective

sedih (comparative lebih sedih, superlative paling sedih)

1. sad; unhappy; sorrowful

   Synonyms: sayu, sedu, sendu

Derived terms

Affixations

• bersedih (“to be sad”)
• kesedihan (“sadness; sorrow”)

Further reading

• “sedih”, 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

Malay

Alternative forms

• sedeh (dialectal)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /səˈdeh/ [səˈdeh]
  • Rhymes: -eh

• (Literary Standard, Penang) IPA^(key): /səˈdih/ [səˈdih]
  • Rhymes: -ih
• Hyphenation: se‧dih

Adjective

sedih (Jawi spelling سديه, comparative lebih sedih, superlative paling sedih)

1. sad; unhappy; sorrowful

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bersedih [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• kesedihan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• menyedihkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• penyedih [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: sedih (inherited)

Further reading

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