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 (first-person possessive seteruku, second-person possessive seterumu, third-person possessive seterunya)

  1. enemy.
    Synonym: musuh

Affixed terms

  • berseteru
  • memperseterukan
  • menyeterui
  • perseteruan

Further reading

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
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