pelesir
Indonesian
[pə.ləˈsɪr]
noun
Definitions
- pleasure, a person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch, Flemish plezier (pleasure, fun) derived from Middle French plaisir derived from Old French plaisir derived from Latin placeō (appease, please, satisfy).
Origin
Latin
placeō
Gloss
appease, please, satisfy
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beneplaceo Latin
- complaceo Latin
- displiceo Latin
- placeō Latin
- placidus Latin
- placēre Latin
- plezier Dutch, Flemish
- plezierig Dutch, Flemish
- plezierjacht Dutch, Flemish
- pleziervaart Dutch, Flemish
- plaisir French
- plaisance Old French
- plaisir Old French
- plere Old French
- plesier Afrikaans
- plaisir Middle French
- plac Aromanian
- *plakjɔnit Proto-Albanian
- placar Dalmatian
- prisirie Sranan Tongo