isyarat

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay isyarat, from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /iˈʃarat/ [iˈʃa.rat̪̚]
• Rhymes: -arat
• Syllabification: i‧sya‧rat

Noun

isyarat (plural isyarat-isyarat)

1. sign

   Synonyms: pertanda, tanda-tanda

2. (biochemistry) signal (signalling interaction between cells)

   Synonym: sinyal

3. cue (an action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something)
4. (drama) cue, catchword (the last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak)
5. (anthropology) gesture (form of non-verbal or non-vocal communication with bodily actions)

Derived terms

• berisyarat
• diisyaratkan
• mengisyaratkan

 

Compounds

• isyarat akustis
• isyarat cermin
• isyarat perhatian
• isyarat sosial

 

Further reading

• isyarat on the Indonesian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^id
• “isyarat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic إِشَارَة (ʔišāra).

Noun

isyarat (Jawi spelling اشارت, plural isyarat-isyarat, informal 1st possessive isyaratku, 2nd possessive isyaratmu, 3rd possessive isyaratnya)

1. sign, gesture, signal

   Synonym: signal

Descendants

• Indonesian: isyarat

References

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