seser

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsɛsɛr/ [ˈsɛ.sɛr]
• Rhymes: -ɛsɛr
• Syllabification: se‧ser

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay seser, from Javanese ꦱꦺꦱꦺꦂ (sèsèr), from Old Javanese seser.

Noun

seser (plural seser-seser)

1. tools for catching fish from woven bamboo

Derived terms

• diseser
• menyeser
• penyeser

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?]

Noun

seser (plural seser-seser)

1. (dance) the dancer's movement involves shifting his feet to the right and left

Further reading

• “seser”, 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

seser

1. alternative spelling of sèsèr, romanization of ꦱꦺꦱꦺꦂ

Middle English

Noun

seser

1. alternative form of ciser

Romansh

Alternative forms

• ser (Sursilvan)
• sezzer (Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin sedeō, sedēre.

Verb

seser

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) to sit, be sitting, be seated

Synonyms

• (Surmiran) sa tschantar
• (Puter) ster tschanto

Sundanese

kuda maké seser ― a horse wearing a halter

Etymology

Probably related to Old Javanese sĕsĕr (“wristlet, bracelet”).

Noun

seser (Sundanese script ᮞᮨᮞᮨᮁ)

1. halter (bridle made of rope or cord, e.g., for horse or cattle)

Further reading

• "SẺSẺR", in Coolsma, S (1913), Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij