siasat

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay siasat, from Classical Malay سياست (siasat), from Persian سياست (siyâsat), from Arabic سِيَاسَة (siyāsa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /siˈa.sat/,
  • Hyphenation: si‧a‧sat
  • Rhymes: -at

Noun

siasat (plural siasat-siasat)

  1. examination, investigation, inquiry; investigative question
  2. tactics
  3. tact, discretion
  4. method, plan, operating system
  5. politics, strategy
  6. criticism
  7. (dated) punishment; penalty; chastisement

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سياست (siyâsat), from Arabic سِيَاسَة (siyāsa).

Pronunciation

Noun

siasat (Jawi spelling سياست, plural siasat-siasat, informal 1st possessive siasatku, 2nd possessive siasatmu, 3rd possessive siasatnya)

  1. investigative inquiry; investigation
  2. inspection; examination
  3. government; control
  4. tactics
  5. tact, discretion
  6. method, plan, operating system
  7. politics, strategy
  8. criticism
  9. (dated) punishment; penalty; chastisement
    Synonym: hukuman

Verb

siasat (Jawi spelling سياست)

  1. to investigate

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: siasat
  • Tagalog: siyasat

Further reading