Malay

Alternative forms

• esa
• ĕsă
• se (se-)
• sĕ (sĕ-)
• sa (sa-)
• să (să-)
• س (س-)

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /əsə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /əsa/
• Rhymes: -əsə, -sə, -ə

Numeral

اسا ‎(Rumi spelling esa)

1. (cardinal) one

Synonyms

• satu / ساتو
• tunggal / توڠݢل
• eka (eka-) / ايک (ايک-)
• ahad / احد

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit आशा ‎(āśā, “hope”).

Alternative forms

• asa

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /asə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /asa/
• Rhymes: -asə, -sə, -ə

Noun

اسا ‎(Rumi spelling asa)

1. hope (belief that something wished for can happen)

Synonyms

• harapan / هارڤن

Verb

اسا ‎(Rumi spelling asa)

1. to hope (to want something to happen)

Synonyms

• harap / هارڤ