persatuan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• persatoean (pre-1947)

Etymology

Affixed satu +‎ per- -an. Translation of Japanese 団結(だんけつ) (danketsu, “unity”), see danketu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərsaˈtuan/
• Hyphenation: pêr‧sa‧tu‧an
• Rhymes: -an, -n

Noun

pêrsatuan (plural persatuan-persatuan, first-person possessive persatuanku, second-person possessive persatuanmu, third-person possessive persatuannya)

1. union
2. association

   Synonyms: perserikatan, serikat

Adjective

pêrsatuan

1. unity

Further reading

• “persatuan” 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

Noun

persatuan (Jawi spelling ڤرساتوان, plural persatuan-persatuan, informal 1st possessive persatuanku, 2nd possessive persatuanmu, 3rd possessive persatuannya)

1. association
2. union

Further reading

• “persatuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.