From Proto-Malayic *sA-, derived from *əsa.

sa-

1. one

   sapuluh ― ten

• Adelaar, K. A. (1992) Proto-Malayic: The reconstruction of its phonology and parts of its lexicon and morphology‎, Canberra: The Australian National University
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*esa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

• sʋ (traditional)

sa- (before a/o si-, class II first-person singular)

1. the direct object of an active transitive verb

   me

2. the subject of a stative intransitive verb

   I

3. indicates possession of a noun

   my

Class II person markers are used for possession only for a small set of words, mostly including kinship terms and body parts.

sa-

1. Rōmaji transcription of さ

sa-

1. Usually found on verbs or nouns, originally a generic meaning of 'togetherness', now sometimes only a marker of perfective aspect (compare Russian с- (s-), со- (so-)).

sa-

1. (1924-1972) Obsolete spelling of se-.

From sa, from Proto-Malayic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *əsa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

sa-

1. one

• ciek

sa-

1. pronominal prefix for

   you ______ (patient)

sa-

1. second person singular possessive prefix

   your ______

• Nora Deering, Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 198

From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa, from Proto-Austronesian *əsa.

• IPA^(key): /sa/

sa-

1. one

• "sa-" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

sa-

1. a-, un-. Adjectival negating prefix.

   ‎sa- + ‎pwung (“correct”) → ‎sapwung (“incorrect”)

• Pohnpeian-English - s. - Hawaii.edu.

From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *əsa. Compare Indonesian esa

sa- (Sundanese script ᮞ-)

1. one

   sapuluh ― ten

   salawé ― twenty five

2. adjectival equative: same, sharing, having the same

   saniat ― to be of one mind

   saimah ― to be in the same house

3. all, the whole

   saalam dunya ― the whole world

   saumur-umur ― for one's whole life

4. adverb-forming prefix
   1. after

      sanggeus ― after

      sadatang ― as one came

• "SA, 2", in Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*esa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

Prefix form of sa.

sa- (Baybayin spelling ᜐ)

1. forms terms to denote a method or means to a purpose

   ‎sa- + ‎puso (“heart”) → ‎sapuso (“act of having put to heart”)

   ‎sa- + ‎ilalim (“below”) → ‎sailalim (“act of undergoing”)

   ‎sa- + ‎malamig (“cold”) → ‎samalamig (“cold beverage”)

   ‎sa- + ‎inyo (“yours”) → ‎sainyo (“act of signing off or used to close a letter; yours truly”)

   ‎sa- + ‎makatuwid (“to be able to straighten”) → ‎samakatwid (“therefore”)

   ‎sa- + ‎makalawa (“twice”) → ‎samakalawa (“day after tomorrow”)

   ‎sa- + ‎una (“first”) → ‎sauna (“of the old generation”)

2. (may—) forms terms denoting possession of quality or characteristic

   ‎sa- + ‎pusa (“cat”) → ‎may sa-pusa (“resembling a cat”)

   ‎sa- + ‎pagong (“turtle”) → ‎may sa-pagong (“resembling a turtle”)

sá- (Baybayin spelling ᜐ)

1. (with reduplicated root, CVr-) forms terms to denote suddenness of the action: suddenly; unexpectedly; without notice

   ‎sa- + ‎basa (“read”) → ‎sababasa (“suddenly read”)

   Nahihimbing ako'y sababasa siya nang malakas na aking ikinagising.

   I was sleeping then they suddenly read aloud that I woke up from.

From Proto-Bantu *kíá-.

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

sa-

1. (with a positive verb) still
2. (with a negative verb) no longer

The prefix is attached to the verb stem, before any object concord but after the subject concord, and replaces the -ya- infix of the present tense. With nonverbs (adverbs, adjectives copulative nouns etc.) the variant se- is used.

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ́á-.

sa-

1. of; class 7 possessive concord.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

sá-

1. (with a positive verb) still
2. (with a negative verb) no longer

The prefix is attached to the verb stem, before any object concord but after the subject concord, and replaces the -ya- infix of the present tense. With nonverbs (adverbs, adjectives copulative nouns etc.) the variant se- is used.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

sa-

1. like

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “sa-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “sa-”