pasukan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay pasukan, from Classical Malay pasukan. Equivalent to pasuk +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [paˈsʊk̚an]
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: pa‧suk‧an

Noun

pasukan (first-person possessive pasukanku, second-person possessive pasukanmu, third-person possessive pasukannya)

1. (obsolete) herd, flock, herd

   Synonyms: kawanan, kumpulan

2. (military) troop

   Synonyms: bala, laskar, prajurit, sena, serdadu, tentara

3. (sports) team

   Synonyms: tim, regu

Derived terms

• pasukan anjing
• pasukan baju hijau
• pasukan baret merah
• pasukan berkuda
• pasukan gegana
• pasukan gerak cepat
• pasukan kawal
• pasukan para
• pasukan payung
• pasukan pembidas
• pasukan sandi
• pasukan teras
• pasukan udara
• pasukan yudha

 

Further reading

• “pasukan” 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.

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Tagalog

Etymology

pasok +‎ -an

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: pa‧suk‧án
• IPA^(key): /pasuˈkan/, [pɐ.sʊˈxan̪]

Noun

pasukán

1. entrance

   Synonym: entrada

2. duration of the school year

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: pa‧suk‧an
• IPA^(key): /paˈsukan/, [pɐˈsuː.xɐn̪]

Verb

pasukan (complete pinasukan, progressive pinapasukan, contemplative papasukan, 1st directional trigger)

1. to serve as the entrance or the way of entry of something
2. to serve as the place of work or study

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for pasukan

Affix	Root word		Trigger
-an	pasok		object/benefactive/directional
Aspect				Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
pasukan	pinasukan	pinapasukan inapasukan1	papasukan apasukan1	pasuki1
1 Dialectal use only.