cerita
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- tjerita (pre-1967)
Etymology
From Malay cerita (“story”), from Classical Malay cetera (“story”), from Pali carita, from Sanskrit चरित (carita, “course of life”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ri.ta/
- Hyphenation: cê‧ri‧ta
- Rhymes: -ta, -a
Noun
cêrita
- story
Derived terms
- bercerita
- ceritaan
- menceritai
- menceritakan
- pencerita
- penceritaan
Further reading
- “cerita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Pali carita, from Sanskrit चरित (carita, “course of life”). Compare Tagalog salita (“declaration”). Doublet of cetera and ceritera.
Noun
cerita (Jawi spelling چريتا, plural cerita-cerita, informal 1st possessive ceritaku, 2nd possessive ceritamu, 3rd possessive ceritanya)
- story
Derived terms
- bercerita
- cerita pokok
- cerita rakyat
- cerita ranting
- cerita rekaan
- jalan cerita
- menceritakan
- pencerita
- penceritaan
References
- Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1994, →ISBN, page 225
Further reading
- “cerita” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- cerite (European)
Noun
cerita f (plural ceritas) (Brazilian spelling)
- (mineralogy) cerite