-syen

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Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English -tion or -sion. Doublet of -sen, -shen, -esyen, and -esen. Cognates to Tok Pisin -syen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-ʃən/
  • Hyphenation: -syen

Suffix

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-syen (Jawi spelling شن-)

  1. -tion, -sion.
    posyenpotion

Usage notes

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In newer adaptations of English loanwords ending in -tion or -sion, this is now replaced by -si in an effort to make the ending of words of this kind uniform with its Dutch-derived counterparts in Indonesian (compare opsyen for option and aksi for action).

Derived terms

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English -tion or -sion. Doublet of -sen, -esyen, and -esen. Cognates to Malay -syen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /-ʃən/
  • Hyphenation: -syen

Suffix

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-syen

  1. -tion

Derived terms

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Category Tok Pisin terms suffixed with -syen not found