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Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch assurantie, from Middle Dutch asseurancie, from Old French asseurance.
Pronunciation
Noun
asuransi (plural asuransi-asuransi)
- insurance:
- Synonym: insurans (Malaysian)
- (insurance) a means of indemnity against a future occurrence of an uncertain event.
- Synonym: pertanggungan
- the business of providing insurance.
- assurance
- Synonym: asurans (Standard Malay)
- (colloquial) premium, the amount to be paid for an insurance policy.
- Synonym: premi
- (colloquial) indemnity, the repayment or compensation for loss or injury.
- Synonym: pertanggungan
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “asuransi” 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.
- Bunbunan E. J. Hutampea, Soemarso S. R., Jan Hoesada, Indriani Eko Yulianto, Meity Taqdir Qodratillah, T. B. Gultom (1993) Kamus Keuangan [Dictionary of Finance] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 3: “asuransi”
Malay
Etymology
From Dutch assurantie,[1] from Middle Dutch asseurancie, from Old French asseurance. Orthographic borrowing from Indonesian asuransi. Ultimately doublet of insurans.
Noun
asuransi (plural asuransi-asuransi, informal 1st possessive asuransiku, 2nd possessive asuransimu, 3rd possessive asuransinya)
- (Indonesia) insurance
References
- ^ Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 18: “assurantie”
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