telekomunikasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch telecommunicatie, from French télécommunication, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “distant, far off, afar”) + Latin communicare (“to share”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t̪elekomuniˈkasi]
• Hyphenation: té‧lé‧ko‧mu‧ni‧ka‧si

Noun

telekomunikasi, télékomunikasi (first-person possessive telekomunikasiku, second-person possessive telekomunikasimu, third-person possessive telekomunikasinya)

1. telecommunication:
   1. (uncountable) the science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses.
   2. (uncountable) systems used in transmitting such signals.

Alternative forms

• telkom

Derived terms

• bertelekomunikasi
• pertelekomunikasian

 

Related terms

• koman
• komunal
• komune
• komuni
• komunikan
• komunikasi
• komunike
• komunis
• komunisme
• komunistis
• komunitas

 

Further reading

• “telekomunikasi” 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.