semaya

Balinese

Romanization

semaya

1. Romanization of ᬲᬵᬫᬬ

Iban

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /səˈmaja/

Noun

semaya

1. promise
2. agreement

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦼꦩꦪ (semaya, “to postpone, to delay”), from Old Javanese samaya, from Sanskrit समय (samaya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈmaja/
• Rhymes: -ja, -a
• Hyphenation: sê‧ma‧ya

Verb

sêmaya

1. (Java) to postpone, to delay

   Synonyms: menunda, menangguhkan

Further reading

• “semaya” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

semaya

1. Romanization of ꦱꦼꦩꦪ