informasi
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Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch informatie (“information”), from Middle French informacion, enformacion (Modern French information), and their source, Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnfōrmō (“to inform”). Cognate with Afrikaans informasie (“information”).
Pronunciation
Noun
informasi (first-person possessive informasiku, second-person possessive informasimu, third-person possessive informasinya)
- explanation
- Synonyms: penjelasan, penerangan
- announcement
- information, knowledge
Conjugation
| Conjugation of informasi (meng-, transitive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | informasi | ||||
| Active | Involuntary | Passive | Basic / Imperative |
Emphatic / Jussive | |
| Active | – | – | – | – | – |
| Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
| Causative / Applicative1 | menginformasikan | terinformasikan | diinformasikan | informasikan | informasikanlah |
| Causative | |||||
| Locative | – | – | – | – | – |
| Causative / Applicative1 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. | |||||
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “informasi” 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.
Malay
Etymology
From Indonesian informasi, from Dutch informatie, from Middle French informacion, enformacion (Modern French information), and their source, Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnfōrmō (“to inform”).
Pronunciation
Noun
informasi (Jawi spelling اينفورماسي)
- information, knowledge
- Synonyms: maklumat, pengetahuan
- explanation
- Synonyms: maklumat, keterangan, penjelasan
Affixations
Further reading
- “informasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.