siswa

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay siswa, from Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsiswa/ [ˈsis.wa]
• Rhymes: -iswa
• Syllabification: sis‧wa

Noun

siswa (plural siswa-siswa or para siswa)

1. student

   Synonym: pelajar

2. male student

   Antonym: siswi

Derived terms

• bersiswa
• kesiswaan

Related terms

• beasiswa
• mahasiswa
• siswi

Further reading

• “siswa”, 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

Javanese

Romanization

siswa

1. romanization of ꦱꦶꦱ꧀ꦮ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya).

Pronunciation

• (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈsiswa/ [ˈsis.wa]
• Rhymes: -iswa, -wa, -a
• Hyphenation: sis‧wa

Noun

siswa (Jawi spelling سيسوا, plural siswa-siswa or siswa² or para siswa)

1. male student (person who studies an academic subject)

   Synonym: murid

Related terms

• siswi
• mahasiswa

Descendants

• > Indonesian: siswa (inherited)
• → Javanese: ꦱꦶꦱ꧀ꦮ (siswa).

Further reading

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