seperti

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• spt (abbreviation)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay seperti. Ultimately an adapted borrowing of se- +‎ Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā, “likeliness”) or प्रति (prati, “towards”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səpərˈti/ [sə.pərˈt̪i]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: se‧per‧ti

Preposition

seperti

1. Like; as though, similar to

   Synonyms: bagai, bagaikan, demi, selaku, kayak

2. Such as; typical of

   Synonyms: macam, semacam, kayak

Further reading

• “seperti”, 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

• spt (“abbreviation”)

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of se- +‎ Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā, “likeliness”) or प्रति (prati, “towards”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /səpə(r)ˈti/ [sə.pə(r)ˈt̪i]

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /səpərˈti/ [sə.pərˈt̪i]
• Rhymes: -ərti, -ti, -i
• Hyphenation: se‧per‧ti

Preposition

seperti (Jawi spelling سڤرتي)

1. like, similar to

   Synonyms: bagai, bak, macam, ibarat, laksana, umpama

   Mereka berdua ni seperti anjing dengan kucing.

   These two are like cats and dogs.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: seperti (inherited)
• → Tausug: saparti

Further reading

• "seperti" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017