wisesa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay wisesa, from Javanese ꦮꦶꦱꦺꦱ (wisésa, authority), from Old Javanese wiśeṣa (eminent, excellent; supreme), from Sanskrit विशेष (viśeṣa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [wiˈsɛsa]
  • Hyphenation: wi‧sé‧sa

Noun

wisésa (first-person possessive wisesaku, second-person possessive wisesamu, third-person possessive wisesanya)

  1. supreme leader
  2. supreme authority

Further reading

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