setia

From Malay setia, from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true, truth”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yó-s, from *h₁sónts, from *h₁es- (“to be”). Doublet of satya.

• IPA^(key): /səˈtia/, [səˈt̪i.a]
• Hyphenation: sê‧ti‧a

sêtia

1. obedient

   Synonyms: patuh, taat

2. loyal

• “setia” 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.

Borrowed from Sanskrit सत्य (satya, “true, truth”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hsatyám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yó-s, from *h₁sónts, from *h₁es- (“to be”).

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /sətiə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /sətia/
• Rhymes: -iə, -jə, -ə

setia (Jawi spelling ستيا)

1. loyal

   kawan setia

   a loyal friend

• → Indonesian: setia

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