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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay siswa, from Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɪswa/
- Hyphenation: sis‧wa
Noun
siswa (plural para siswa, first-person possessive siswaku, second-person possessive siswamu, third-person possessive siswanya)
- student.
- Synonym: pelajar
- male student.
- Antonym: siswi
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Javanese
Romanization
siswa
- Romanization of ꦱꦶꦱ꧀ꦮ.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya).
Noun
siswa (Jawi spelling سيسوا, plural siswa-siswa, informal 1st possessive siswaku, 2nd possessive siswamu, 3rd possessive siswanya)
- male student (person who studies an academic subject)
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