kesusastraan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed *susastra +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kesusasteraan, from Sanskrit सु- (su-, “good, well”) + शास्त्र (śāstra, “scripture”).

Noun

kesusastraan (uncountable)

1. literature (body of all written works)

   Synonyms: literatur, sastra

Related terms

• paramasastra
• santri
• sastra

 

Further reading

• “kesusastraan” 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.