lestari

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦊꦱ꧀ꦠꦫꦶ (lestari, “fortunate”), from Old Javanese lastari (“immediately; thereupon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləs.ˈta.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: lês‧ta‧ri

Adjective

lêstari

1. eternal.

   Synonym: kekal

2. continuous.
3. renewable.

Derived terms

• kelestarian
• melestarikan
• pelestari
• pelestarian
• terlestarikan

 

Further reading

• “lestari” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

lestari

1. Romanization of ꦊꦱ꧀ꦠꦫꦶ

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Betawi lestari, from Javanese ꦊꦱ꧀ꦠꦫꦶ (lestari, “fortunate”), from Old Javanese lastari (“immediately; thereupon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lestari/, /ləstari/
  • Hyphenation: lés‧ta‧ri, les‧ta‧ri
• Rhymes: -ri, -i

Adjective

lestari (Jawi spelling لستاري)

1. Remaining the same; unchanging.

   Synonyms: tetap, kekal

2. Able to be sustained; sustainable.

   Synonym: mampan

   pembangunan lestari ― sustainable development

Affixations

• dilestarikan
• kelestarian
• lestarikan
• melestarikan
• pelestari
• pelestarian

 

Further reading

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