detasemen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch detachment, from French détachement.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [detaˈsəmɛn]
• Hyphenation: dé‧ta‧sê‧mèn

Noun

détasêmèn (first-person possessive detasemenku, second-person possessive detasemenmu, third-person possessive detasemennya)

1. (military) detachment, the unit so dispatched from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.

   Synonym: pasukan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “detasemen” 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.