esensial

Indonesian

Etymology

From English essential, Late Latin essentiālis, from Latin essentia (“the being or essence of a thing”), from an artificial formation of esse (“to be”), to translate Ancient Greek οὐσία (ousía, “being”), from ὤν (ṓn), present participle of εἰμί (eimí, “I am, exist”). Doublet of esens and esensi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛsɛnˈsial]
• Hyphenation: èsèn‧si‧al

Adjective

esensial (first-person possessive esensialku, second-person possessive esensialmu, third-person possessive esensialnya)

1. essential.

   Synonyms: hakiki, mendasar

Related terms

• esens
• esensi

 

Further reading

• “esensial” 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.