bosan
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay bosan. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -an
Adjective
[edit]bosan
- bored (impatient or dissatisfied because one lacks interest in one's current activity)
- Synonym: jemu
- bored (uninterested or inattentive because of frequent exposure or indulgence)
- bored (annoyed about something that has continued for too long)
Derived terms
[edit]Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- membosankan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dibosankan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- kebosanan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- kebosanan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
- pembosan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- bosan-bosan [reduplication] (redup)
- sebosan [comparability] (se-)
Further reading
[edit]- “bosan” 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.
Spanish
[edit]Verb
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