sesal
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay sesal, from Classical Malay سسل (sesal). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈsal/ [səˈsal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: se‧sal
Noun
sêsal (uncountable)
- regret
- Synonym: penyesalan
Verb
sêsal
Conjugation
- (chiefly intransitive) bersesal (“to regret, feel regret”)
- bersesalan
- (chiefly intransitive) menyesal (“to regret, feel regret”)
- (transitive) menyesali (“to regret, feel regret on”)
- (transitive, uncommon) menyesalkan (“to regret, feel regret on; to make regret”)
- penyesalan (“regret”)
- sesal-menyesali
- sesalan
Further reading
- “sesal” 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.
Malay
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -al
Noun
sesal (Jawi spelling سسل, plural sesal-sesal)
Verb
sesal (Jawi spelling سسل)
- to regret
Further reading
- “sesal” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.