divisyen

Malay

Alternative forms

• divisen
• divishen

Etymology

Borrowed from English division. Cognate to Tok Pisin divisen, Tagalog divisyon or dibisyon, and Indonesian divisi.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -syen, -sen

Noun

divisyen (Jawi spelling ديۏيشن, plural divisyen-divisyen, informal 1st possessive divisyenku, 2nd possessive divisyenmu, 3rd possessive divisyennya)

1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) division (commonly used in military and sports)

Further reading

• “divisyen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.