-isasi

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Indonesian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch -isatie (-ation).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /isasi/
  • Hyphenation: i‧sa‧si

Suffix[edit]

-isasi

  1. (proscribed) -ization, -isation
    Synonym: peng- -an

Usage notes[edit]

  • Almost all words ending in -isasi is borrowed from another language. The source language is Dutch (-isatie) for terms coined in 19-20th century, however the suffix -isasi is mainly used to adapted English word with -isation suffix. This adaptation resulted in pseudo-Dutch words, loanwords which conform the Dutch grammar but not attested in Dutch as it was adapted from English.
  • Most linguists proscribed forming words using -isasi and promoted the usage of inherited affix peng- -an, such as pembetonan instead of betonisasi. However, the suffix -isasi is productive one as part of internationalism.

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