kesatuan

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Indonesian

Etymology

satu +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay kesatuan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: kê‧sa‧tu‧an

Noun

kêsatuan (plural kesatuan-kesatuan, first-person possessive kesatuanku, second-person possessive kesatuanmu, third-person possessive kesatuannya)

  1. oneness:
    1. state of being one or undivided; unity.
      Synonyms: keesaan, ketunggalan
    2. the product of being one or undivided.
  2. unit
    Synonyms: satuan, unit
    1. oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
    2. (sciences) a standard measure of a quantity.
    3. an organized group comprising people and/or equipment.

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kesatuan.

Derived terms

Adjective

kêsatuan

  1. unitary
    Synonym: unitari (Standard Malay)

Further reading

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

satu +‎ ke- -an

Noun

kesatuan (Jawi spelling کساتوان, plural kesatuan-kesatuan, informal 1st possessive kesatuanku, 2nd possessive kesatuanmu, 3rd possessive kesatuannya)

  1. oneness:
    1. state of being one or undivided; unity.
      Synonym: keesaan
    2. the product of being one or undivided.
  2. union:
    1. That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
    2. (set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.
      Synonym: gabungan (Indonesian)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kesatuan.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kesatuan

Further reading

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