lestari

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦊꦱ꧀ꦠꦫꦶ (lestari, “fortunate”), from Old Javanese lastari (“immediately; thereupon”), ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləs.ˈta.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: lês‧ta‧ri

Adjective

lêstari (comparative lebih lestari, superlative paling lestari)

1. eternal

   Synonym: kekal

2. continuous
3. renewable

Derived terms

• kelestarian
• melestarikan
• pelestari
• pelestarian
• terlestarikan

Further reading

• “lestari”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Javanese

Romanization

lestari

1. romanization of ꦊꦱ꧀ꦠꦫꦶ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi lestari, from Javanese ꦊꦱ꧀ꦠꦫꦶ (lestari, “fortunate”), from Old Javanese lastari (“immediately; thereupon”), ultimately from Sanskrit [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lestari/, /ləstari/
  • Hyphenation: les‧ta‧ri, lĕs‧ta‧ri
• Rhymes: -ri, -i

Adjective

lestari (Jawi spelling لستاري or لستاري, comparative lebih lestari, superlative paling lestari)

1. Remaining the same; unchanging.

   Synonyms: tetap, kekal

2. Able to be sustained; sustainable.

   Synonym: mampan

   pembangunan lestari ― sustainable development

Affixations

• dilestarikan
• kelestarian
• lestarikan
• melestarikan
• pelestari
• pelestarian

Further reading

• "lestari" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017