peristiwa
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay peristiwa, from Classical Malay peristiwa, persetua, from Sanskrit प्रस्ताव (prastāva, “occasion”). Cognate Old Javanese prastāwa (“occasion, cause, reason”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pêristiwa (first-person possessive peristiwaku, second-person possessive peristiwamu, third-person possessive peristiwanya)
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “peristiwa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.