wisuda

Indonesian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese wiśuddha (“completely cleansed”), from Sanskrit विशुद्ध (viśuddha, “clear, virtuous, completed”). Semantic loan from Dutch afstuderen (“to graduate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [wiˈsu.da]
• Hyphenation: wi‧su‧da

Noun

wisuda (first-person possessive wisudaku, second-person possessive wisudamu, third-person possessive wisudanya)

1. convocation, commencement, graduation.

Synonyms

• kelulusan
• کونۏوکيشن (konvokesyen) (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• mewisuda

 

Further reading

• “wisuda” 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.