dusta

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Balinese

Romanization

dusta

  1. Romanization of ᬤᬸᬱ᭄ᬝ.

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dusta (lie), from Sanskrit दुष्ट (duṣṭa, wicked, evil, corrupt), from दुस्- (dus-, evil, bad, difficult).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdus.ta/,
  • Hyphenation: dus‧ta

Adjective

dusta

  1. lie, untruth, intentionally false.
    Synonym: bohong

Derived terms

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English dust, from Middle English dust, doust, from Old English dūst (dust).

Pronunciation

Noun

dusta m (genitive singular dusta)

  1. dust

Declension

Declension of dusta (fourth declension, no plural)
bare forms
case singular
nominative dusta
vocative a dhusta
genitive dusta
dative dusta
forms with the definite article
case singular
nominative an dusta
genitive an dusta
dative leis an dusta
don dusta

Quotations

  • 1977, Tomás de Bhaldraithe, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath [Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies], section 407, page 221:
    sin é an ceann a mbíonn an dusta ag imtheacht as, seans
    That’s the one the dust is coming out of, perhaps.

Synonyms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dusta
radical lenition eclipsis
dusta dhusta ndusta

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht [The Irish of Cois Fharraige: Accidence] (in Irish), 2nd edition, Institiúid Ard-Léinn Bhaile Átha Cliath , section 407, page 221
  2. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, revised edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 652, page 119

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दूषित (dūṣita).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dustâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. oppressed; maltreated
    Synonyms: inaapi, inaalipin
  2. humiliating; ignominious; disgraceful
    Synonyms: hamak, nakahihiya
  3. despicable
    Synonym: kalait-lait

Derived terms

Noun

dustâ (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜐ᜔ᜆ)

  1. insulting speech or action
    Synonyms: pagdusta, pag-alipusta, paghamak, paglait
  2. ignominy; infamy; shame and dishonor
  3. miserable condition of livelihood

See also

Further reading

  • dusta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018