tersurat

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of ter- +‎ surat.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tərˈsurat/ [t̪ərˈsu.rat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -urat
• Syllabification: ter‧su‧rat

Verb

tersurat

1. written
2. fated
3. explicit

Further reading

• “tersurat”, 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

Affixation of ter- +‎ surat.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /tə(r)ˈsurat/ [t̪ə(r)ˈsu.rat̪̚]

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /tərˈsurat/ [t̪ərˈsu.rat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: ter‧su‧rat

Verb

tersurat (Jawi spelling ترسورت)

1. perfective passive of menyurat (“to write”); written
2. fated

Further reading

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