wisma

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦶꦱ꧀ꦩ (wisma, “house”), from Old Javanese wiśma, weśma (“house, dwelling”), from Sanskrit वेश्मन् (veśman, “palace, abode, house”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈwisma/ [ˈwis.ma]
• Rhymes: -isma
• Syllabification: wis‧ma

wisma (plural wisma-wisma)

1. (uncommon) building

   Synonyms: bangunan, gedung

2. (uncommon) complex (a collection of buildings with a common purpose)

   Synonyms: kompleks, permukiman

• “wisma” 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.

wisma

1. romanization of ꦮꦶꦱ꧀ꦩ

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेश्मन् (veśman, “palace, abode, house”).

• (standard, some dialects) IPA^(key): /ˈwisma/ [ˈwis.ma]
• Rhymes: -isma
• Hyphenation: wisma

wisma (Jawi spelling ويسما, plural wisma-wisma)

1. building

   Synonym: bangunan

• Wisma Putra (“the building of Malaysia's Foreign Ministry; the Foreign Ministry of Malaysia”)
• tuna wisma (“homelessness”)

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

• weśma
• wiśma

Borrowed from Sanskrit वेश्मन् (veśman, “palace, abode, house”).

wisma

1. house