seteru

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay seteru, from Old Malay śatru, from Sanskrit शत्रु (śatru, “enemy, foe, rival”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sə.təˈru]
• Hyphenation: sê‧tê‧ru

Noun

sêtêru (plural seteru-seteru)

1. enemy.

   Synonym: musuh

Affixed terms

• berseteru
• memperseterukan
• menyeterui
• perseteruan

 

Further reading

• “seteru” 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

Alternative forms

• satru (Classical Malay)

Etymology

From Sanskrit शत्रु (śatru, “enemy, foe, rival”).

Noun

seteru (Jawi spelling سترو, plural seteru-seteru, informal 1st possessive seteruku, 2nd possessive seterumu, 3rd possessive seterunya)

1. enemy, foe

   Synonym: musuh

References

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

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˌse.te.ˈɾuː]

Noun

seteru

1. Alternative form of sataru (“enemy”)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh