"setia" meaning in Malay

See setia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /səˈtia/ (note: Literary Standard), [səˈt̪ja] (note: Literary Standard), /səˈtiə/ (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard), [səˈt̪jə] (note: Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) Forms: ستيا [Jawi], lebih setia [comparative], paling setia [superlative]
Rhymes: -iə, -jə, -ə Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true, truth”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yó-s, from *h₁sónts, from *h₁es- (“to be”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|sa|सत्य||true, truth}} Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true, truth”), {{der|ms|inc-pro|*Hsatyám}} Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám, {{der|ms|iir-pro|*Hsatyás}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, {{der|ms|ine-pro||*h₁sn̥t-yó-s}} Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yó-s Head templates: {{ms-adj|j=ستيا}} setia (Jawi spelling ستيا, comparative lebih setia, superlative paling setia)
  1. loyal Derived forms: bersetia, kesetiaan, persetiaan
    Sense id: en-setia-ms-adj-zAP0ArDs Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "setia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "सत्य",
      "सत्य#Sanskrit"
    ],
    [
      "*Hsatyám",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Aryan/Hsatyám"
    ],
    [
      "*Hsatyás",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hsatyás"
    ],
    [
      "*h₁sónts",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁sónts"
    ],
    [
      "*h₁es-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁es-"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "सत्य",
        "4": "",
        "5": "true, truth"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true, truth”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*Hsatyám"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*Hsatyás"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*h₁sn̥t-yó-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yó-s",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true, truth”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yó-s, from *h₁sónts, from *h₁es- (“to be”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ستيا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lebih setia",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling setia",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ستيا"
      },
      "expansion": "setia (Jawi spelling ستيا, comparative lebih setia, superlative paling setia)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "bersetia"
        },
        {
          "word": "kesetiaan"
        },
        {
          "word": "persetiaan"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a loyal friend",
          "text": "kawan setia",
          "translation": "a loyal friend"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "loyal"
      ],
      "id": "en-setia-ms-adj-zAP0ArDs",
      "links": [
        [
          "loyal",
          "loyal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈtia/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈt̪ja]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈtiə/",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈt̪jə]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-jə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "setia"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bersetia"
    },
    {
      "word": "kesetiaan"
    },
    {
      "word": "persetiaan"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "lang_code": "id",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "setia"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "सत्य",
      "सत्य#Sanskrit"
    ],
    [
      "*Hsatyám",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Aryan/Hsatyám"
    ],
    [
      "*Hsatyás",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/Hsatyás"
    ],
    [
      "*h₁sónts",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁sónts"
    ],
    [
      "*h₁es-",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₁es-"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "सत्य",
        "4": "",
        "5": "true, truth"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true, truth”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "inc-pro",
        "3": "*Hsatyám"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "iir-pro",
        "3": "*Hsatyás"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "",
        "4": "*h₁sn̥t-yó-s"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yó-s",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true, truth”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yó-s, from *h₁sónts, from *h₁es- (“to be”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ستيا",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lebih setia",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "paling setia",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "j": "ستيا"
      },
      "expansion": "setia (Jawi spelling ستيا, comparative lebih setia, superlative paling setia)",
      "name": "ms-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Malay",
  "lang_code": "ms",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Malay 3-syllable words",
        "Malay adjectives",
        "Malay entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malay lemmas",
        "Malay terms borrowed from Sanskrit",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Indo-Aryan",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Malay terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian",
        "Malay terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Malay terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Malay/iə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/jə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ə",
        "Rhymes:Malay/ə/3 syllables"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a loyal friend",
          "text": "kawan setia",
          "translation": "a loyal friend"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "loyal"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loyal",
          "loyal"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈtia/",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈt̪ja]",
      "note": "Literary Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/səˈtiə/",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[səˈt̪jə]",
      "note": "Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-jə"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ə"
    }
  ],
  "word": "setia"
}

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