sejarah

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English

Etymology

From Malay sejarah (history).

Noun

sejarah

  1. (Manglish) history (as a school subject)

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sejarah, from Arabic شَجَرَة (šajara, tree).

Pronunciation

Noun

sejarah

  1. history

Indonesian

Etymology

From Persian شجره (šajare, family tree), from Arabic شَجَرَة (šajara, tree).

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  • Hyphenation: sê‧ja‧rah

Noun

sêjarah (plural sejarah-sejarah, first-person possessive sejarahku, second-person possessive sejarahmu, third-person possessive sejarahnya)

  1. family tree, pedigree
    Synonyms: asal mula, asal-usul, silsilah, stambon, stema, sulalah, tasalsul, histori
  2. history:
    1. the aggregate of past events.
      Synonyms: babad, cerita, hikayat, kisah, legenda, riwayat, tambo, tarikh, tawarik
    2. the branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
      Synonyms: histori, ilmu sejarah

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic شَجَرَة (šajara, tree).

Pronunciation

Noun

sejarah (Jawi spelling سجاره, plural sejarah-sejarah, informal 1st possessive sejarahku, 2nd possessive sejarahmu, 3rd possessive sejarahnya)

  1. history
    Bangunan ini mempunyai sejarah yang panjang.
    This building has a long history.

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