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): /ˈdusta/,
  • 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

  • IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠʊsˠt̪ˠə/
  • (Ceantar na nOileán) IPA(key): /ˈd̪ˠɪsˠt̪ˠə/

Noun

dusta m (genitive singular dusta)

  1. dust
    • 1977, Tomás de Bhaldraithe, Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht, 2nd edition, Dublin: 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.

Declension

Synonyms

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
dusta dhusta ndusta
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

  1. ^ de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1975) The Irish of Cois Fhairrge, Co. Galway: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 652
  • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1977) Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge: An Deilbhíocht (in Irish), 2nd edition, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, § 407 (p. 221)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Sanskrit दूषित (dūṣita).

Pronunciation

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

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