seperti

== Indonesian == === Alternative forms === spt (abbreviation) === Etymology === Inherited from Malay seperti. Ultimately an adapted borrowing of se- +‎ Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā, “likeliness”) or प्रति (prati, “towards”). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səpərˈti/ [sə.pərˈt̪i] Rhymes: -i Syllabification: se‧per‧ti === Preposition === seperti Like; as though, similar to Synonyms: bagai, bagaikan, demi, selaku, kayak Such as; typical of Synonyms: macam, semacam, kayak === Further reading === “seperti”, 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 == === Alternative forms === spt (“abbreviation”) === Etymology === Adapted borrowing of se- +‎ Sanskrit प्रतिमा (pratimā, “likeliness”) or प्रति (prati, “towards”). === Pronunciation === (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /səpə(r)ˈti/ [sə.pə(r)ˈt̪i] (Literary Standard) IPA(key): /səpərˈti/ [sə.pərˈt̪i] Rhymes: -ərti, -ti, -i Hyphenation: se‧per‧ti === Preposition === seperti (Jawi spelling سڤرتي) like, similar to Synonyms: bagai, bak, macam, ibarat, laksana, umpama ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: seperti (inherited) → Tausug: saparti === Further reading === "seperti" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017