sesar

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sesar.

• The sense “fault” probably is a semantic loan from Japanese ずれ (zure, “slippage, a gap, shear”), a synonym of 斷層(だんそう) (dansō, “fault”, literally “gap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈsar]
• Rhymes: -sar, -ar, -r
• Hyphenation: sê‧sar

Noun

sêsar (plural sesar-sesar)

1. (seismology) fault: A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.

   Synonym: patahan

Verb

sêsar

1. (dated) to slide

   Synonym: geser

Derived terms

• menyesar
• menyesarkan
• penyesaran
• sesaran

• alas sesar
• atap sesar
• sesar anjak
• sesar geser
• sesar mendatar
• sesar naik
• sesar normal
• sesar turun

Further reading

• “sesar” 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.