perdata

Betawi

Alternative forms

• perdatè (Kota)

Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese pradata (“to know clearly; to understand”), from Old Javanese pradata (“clear; seeing; understanding”), from Sanskrit प्र- (pra-, “act of”) +‎ धट (dhaṭa, “ordeal by the balance”). Possibly a doublet of danta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərdata/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: per‧da‧ta

Verb

perdata

1. (intransitive) to see clearly

Derived terms

• diperdatain
• merdatain
• pemerdataan
• perdatain

Related terms

• danta (“clear, certain”)

Further reading

• Batten, C. J. (1868), “Perdata”, in De djoeroe basa Betawi: Eenvoudige Bataviaasch-Maleische woordenverzameling [The Betawi translator: A simple Batavian-Malay word collection] (in Dutch), Batavia: H. M. van Dorp, page 126
• Kähler, H. (1966), “pərdāte”, in Wörterverzeichnis des Omong Djakarta [Glossary of the Jakartan speech] (in German), Berlin: Verlag von Dietrich Reimer, page 190

Esperanto

Adjective

perdata (accusative singular perdatan, plural perdataj, accusative plural perdatajn)

1. singular present passive participle of perdi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦢꦠ (pradata, “court”), from Old Javanese pradata (“communication; explanation”), from Sanskrit प्र- (pra-, “act of”) +‎ धट (dhaṭa, “ordeal by the balance”). Doublet of pidato.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərˈdata/ [pərˈda.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: per‧da‧ta

Noun

pêrdata (plural perdata-perdata)

1. (law) civil, relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters

   Synonym: sipil

Hyponyms

• perdata formal
• perdata material

Derived terms

• keperdataan

• hukum acara perdata
• hukum perdata

Adjective

perdata (comparative lebih perdata, superlative paling perdata)

1. (dialect Java) careful, thorough

   Synonyms: ingat-ingat, hati-hati, teliti

2. (dialect Java) care

Further reading

• “perdata”, 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

Malay

Etymology 1

From Javanese ꦥꦿꦢꦠ (pradata, “court”), from Old Javanese pradata (“communication; explanation”), from Sanskrit प्र- (pra-, “act of”) +‎ धट (dhaṭa, “ordeal by the balance”). Doublet of pidato. See also old Sanskrit loans like perdana (from प्रधान pradhāna), percaya (from प्रत्यय pratyaya) and perkara (from प्रकार prakāra).

Noun

perdata (Jawi spelling ڤردات, plural perdata-perdata or perdata²)

1. (law) judiciary

   Synonym: pengadilan

Adjective

perdata (Jawi spelling ڤردات, comparative lebih perdata, superlative paling perdata)

1. (law, Indonesia) civil, relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters

   Synonyms: awam, am, sivil, sipil

Etymology 2

From Balinese via the Betawi dialect. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

perdata (Jawi spelling ڤردات, plural perdata-perdata or perdata²)

1. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) (rare) dimness of vision

   Synonyms: rabun, kabur

References

• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “pĕrdata”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 252

Further reading

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