sisih

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsi.sih/,
  • Hyphenation: si‧sih

Verb

sisih (active menyisih, passive disisih, involuntary/perfective passive tersisih)

  1. (transitive) to opt out
  2. (intransitive, uncommon) to self-isolate
    Synonym: asingkan diri

Conjugation

Conjugation of sisih (meng-, transitive)
Root sisih
Active Involuntary Passive Basic /
Imperative 		Emphatic /
Jussive
Active menyisih tersisih disisih sisih sisihlah
Locative – – – – –
Causative / Applicative1 menyisihkan tersisihkan disisihkan sisihkan sisihkanlah
Causative
Locative – – – – –
Causative / Applicative1 mempersisihkan terpersisihkan dipersisihkan persisihkan persisihkanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

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