sesat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sesat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈsat/ [səˈsat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: se‧sat

Adjective

sêsat (comparative lebih sesat, superlative paling sesat)

1. lost: having wandered from, or unable to find, the way

   Synonyms: sasar, salah jalan, hilang jalan

2. stray, gone astray
3. (figurative) heretical

Derived terms

Affixations

• bersesat
• kesesatan
• menyesatkan
• penyesatan
• tersesat

Compounds

• sesat air
• sesat akal
• sesat barat
• sesat lalu
• sesat langkah
• sesat pikiran
• sesat pusat

Further reading

• “sesat”, 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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈsat/ [səˈsat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -at
• Hyphenation: se‧sat

Adjective

sesat (Jawi spelling سست, comparative lebih sesat, superlative paling sesat)

1. lost (unable to find one's way)
2. (Islam) heretical

   Synonym: bidaah

Derived terms

Affixations

• kesesatan
• menyesatkan
• penyesatan
• tersesat

Compounds

• ajaran sesat (“deviant teachings”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: sesat (inherited)

See also

• hilang

Further reading

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