saksama

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • seksama (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Malay saksama, from Sanskrit सक्षम (sakṣama). Cognate of Hindi सक्षम (sakṣam, “capable, able, competent”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sakˈsa.ma]
  • Hyphenation: sak‧sa‧ma

Adjective

saksama (comparative lebih saksama, superlative paling saksama)

  1. thorough, careful
    Synonyms: teliti, cermat, hati-hati
  2. accurate
    Synonyms: tepat, jitu, akurat

Affixed terms

  • kesaksamaan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit सक्षम (sakṣama). Cognate of Hindi सक्षम (sakṣam, “capable, able, competent”).

Adjective

saksama (Jawi spelling سقسام)

  1. thorough, careful.
    Synonyms: teliti, cermat, hati-hati
  2. just, fair.
    Synonym: adil

Descendants

  • Indonesian: saksama

Further reading

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