sejahtera

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sejahtera, probably from Sanskrit साच्- (sāc-) +‎ छत्त्र (chattra, “parasol, umbrella, Chattar (royal ensign)”), literally “under government protection”.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈd͡ʒahtəra/ [səˈd͡ʒah.t̪ə.ra]
• Rhymes: -ahtəra
• Syllabification: se‧jah‧te‧ra

Adjective

sêjahtêra

1. prosperous

   Synonyms: raharja, makmur

Derived terms

• kesejahteraan
• menyejahterakan
• penyejahteraan

Further reading

• “sejahtera” 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

Probably from Sanskrit साच्- (sāc-) +‎ छत्त्र (chattra, “parasol, umbrella, Chattar (royal ensign)”), literally “under government protection”, or alternatively from साध्य (sādhya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səd͡ʒahtəra/
• Rhymes: -əra, -ra, -a

Noun

sĕjahtĕra (Jawi spelling سجهترا, plural sejahtera-sejahtera, informal 1st possessive sejahteraku, 2nd possessive sejahteramu, 3rd possessive sejahteranya)

1. peace, tranquility, ease

Adjective

sĕjahtĕra (Jawi spelling سجهترا, plural sejahtera-sejahtera, informal 1st possessive sejahteraku, 2nd possessive sejahteramu, 3rd possessive sejahteranya)

1. prosperous

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penyejahteraan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• kesejahteraan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• menyejahterakan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• disejahterakan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)

Descendants

• Indonesian: sejahtera
• → Tausug: sajahitra'

Further reading

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