sastera

Indonesian

Noun

sastera

1. Nonstandard form of sastra.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit शास्त्र (śāstra, “literature”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

sastera (Jawi spelling سسترا, informal 1st possessive sasteraku, 2nd possessive sasteramu, 3rd possessive sasteranya)

1. literature

Synonyms

• kesusasteraan

Derived terms

• kesusasteraan

Descendants

• Indonesian: sastra

References

• Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, page 166

Further reading

• “sastera” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.