sejarah

From Malay sejarah (“history”).

sejarah

1. (Manglish) history (as a school subject)

Borrowed from Malay sejarah, from Arabic شَجَرَة (šajara, “tree”).

• IPA^(key): /səˈd͡ʒarea̯h/

sejarah

1. history

From Persian شجره (šajare, “family tree”), from Arabic شَجَرَة (šajara, “tree”).

• IPA^(key): [səˈd͡ʒarah]

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• Hyphenation: sê‧ja‧rah

sêjarah (plural sejarah-sejarah, first-person possessive sejarahku, second-person possessive sejarahmu, third-person possessive sejarahnya)

1. family tree, pedigree

   Synonyms: asal mula, asal-usul, silsilah, stambon, stema, sulalah, tasalsul, histori

2. history:
   1. the aggregate of past events.

      Synonyms: babad, cerita, hikayat, kisah, legenda, riwayat, tambo, tarikh, tawarik

   2. the branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.

      Synonyms: histori, ilmu sejarah

• histori, riwayat

• “sejarah” 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.

From Arabic شَجَرَة (šajara, “tree”).

• IPA^(key): /sədʒarah/
• Rhymes: -arah, -rah, -ah

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sejarah (Jawi spelling سجاره, plural sejarah-sejarah, informal 1st possessive sejarahku, 2nd possessive sejarahmu, 3rd possessive sejarahnya)

1. history

   Bangunan ini mempunyai sejarah yang panjang.

   This building has a long history.

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