cipta

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• tjipta (1901–1947, 1947–1967)

Etymology

From Malay cipta, cita, from Javanese ꦕꦶꦥ꧀ꦠ (cipta), from Old Javanese cipta, citta, from Pali citta, from Sanskrit चित्त (citta). Doublet of cita.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃipta/ [ˈt͡ʃip̚.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ipta
• Syllabification: cip‧ta

Noun

cipta

1. ability to create, intelligence

Derived terms

• ciptaan
• mencipta
• menciptakan
• pencipta
• penciptaan
• tercipta

Verb

cipta (active mencipta, reflexive passive tercipta, ordinary passive dicipta, imperative cipta, emphatic-jussive ciptalah)

1. imperative of mencipta

Related terms

• cita

Further reading

• “cipta”, 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

• chipta (1924-1972)

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦕꦶꦥ꧀ꦠ (cipta), from Pali citta, from Sanskrit चित्त (citta). Doublet of cita.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃiptə/ [ˈt͡ʃip̚.t̪ə]
  • Rhymes: -tə, -ə

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃipta/ [ˈt͡ʃip̚.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ta, -a
• Hyphenation: cip‧ta

Noun

cipta (Jawi spelling چيڤتا, uncountable)

1. (uncommon) ability to create, intelligence

Verb

cipta (Jawi spelling چيڤتا)

1. bare form of mencipta (“to create”)

Derived terms

Affixations

• ciptaan
• menciptakan
• pencipta
• penciptaan
• tercipta

Compounds

• daya cipta

Further reading

• "cipta" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "cipta" at PRPM first version)