sasar

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsasar/ [ˈsa.sar]
• Rhymes: -asar
• Syllabification: sa‧sar

From Javanese ꦱꦱꦂ (sasar, “error”), from Old Javanese sasar (“going astray”).

sasar (comparative lebih sasar, superlative paling sasar)

1. mad

   Synonym: gila

2. dazed, confused

sasar (active menyasar, reflexive passive tersasar, ordinary passive disasar, imperative sasar, emphatic-jussive sasarlah)

1. (dialect) to go the wrong way, to deviate

   Synonym: sesat

From Urdu سر (sar, “intention, aim”, literally “head, top”), from Persian سر (sar, “head, chief”), from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (LOYŠE /⁠sar⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.

sasar (active menyasar, reflexive passive tersasar, ordinary passive disasar, imperative sasar, emphatic-jussive sasarlah)

1. to target, to aim

sasar (plural sasar-sasar)

1. (dialect) target, aim

Borrowed from Central Malay [Term?].

sasar (plural sasar-sasar)

1. small plate for chili sauce

• “sasar” 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.

• IPA^(key): /sasar/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [sasa]
• Rhymes: -sar, -ar

Borrowed from Betawi sasar, from Javanese ꦱꦱꦂ (sasar, “error”), from Old Javanese sasar (“going astray”).

sasar (Jawi spelling ساسر)

1. mad, insane, mentally ill

   Synonyms: gila, sasau

   Antonyms: siuman, waras

sasar (Jawi spelling ساسر)

1. to go the wrong way, to deviate

   Synonym: sesat

Borrowed from Betawi sasar, from Urdu سر (sar, “intention, aim”, literally “head, top”), from Persian سر (sar, “head, chief”), from Middle Persian 𐭫𐭥𐭩𐭱𐭤 (LOYŠE /⁠sar⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *cŕ̥Hah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-.

sasar (Jawi spelling ساسر)

1. to target, to aim

   Synonyms: bidik, hala, tuju

Borrowed from Brunei Malay sasar.

sasar (Jawi spelling ساسر)

1. to push

   Synonyms: dorong, sorong, tolak

• “sasar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.