sedap

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sedap.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [səˈdap̚]
  • Hyphenation: sê‧dap

Adjective

sedap

  1. delicious; tasty
    Synonyms: eco, enak, gurih, lezat, nikmat, raos
  2. (of sound or voice, less used) pleasant, satisfactory; nice
    Synonym: enak
  3. fragrant
    Synonyms: harum, raksi, resi, semerbak, wangi

Derived terms

  • kesedapan
  • menyedapkan
  • penyedap
  • sedap-sedapan
  • sedapan
  • tersedap
  • sedap hati
  • sedap malam

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sedep.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sədap/
  • Rhymes: -dap, -ap
  • Hyphenation: se‧dap

Adjective

sedap (Jawi spelling سدڤ)

  1. delicious, tasty
    Synonyms: enak, lazat
    Sedap betul roti ini!
    This bread is so tasty!
  2. comfortable, cosy, pleasant
    Synonyms: nyaman, senang, sopan
    Rasa sedap saya duduk dekat luar kena kacau bau busuk rokok.
    That pleasant feeling of mine sitting outside was disturbed by the horrid smell of cigarettes.
  3. (of sound or voice) pleasant, satisfactory, nice
    Synonym: merdu
    Sedapnya suara penyanyi ini!
    This singer's voice is so good!
  4. fragrant
    Synonyms: harum, raksi, resi, semerbak, wangi
    Agak sedap bau minyak wangi ini.
    This perfume smells quite good.
Affixations
  • disedapkan
  • kesedapan
  • menyedapkan
  • penyedap
  • sedap-sedapan
  • sedapan
  • sedapkan
  • tersedap
Compounds
Proverbs
  • sedap dahulu pahit kemudian
  • sedap manis jangan ditelan, pahit jangan dimuntahkan

Descendants

  • Indonesian: sedap
  • Tagalog: sarap

Further reading

  • sedap” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*sedep₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
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