absensi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch absentie (“absence”), from Latin absentia.

• Sense of attendance register (in Noun 2) is a semantic loan from Dutch absentielijst (“attendance register”, literally “absence + list”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ap̚ˈsɛnsi]

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• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: ab‧sèn‧si

Noun

absènsi (plural absensi-absensi)

1. absence; nonattendance; deficiency (in school, work and others)

   Synonyms: absente, kealpaan, kebolosan, ketidakhadiran

Noun

absènsi (plural absensi-absensi)

1. (colloquial) attendance register
2. (colloquial) roll call
3. (colloquial) attendance: the state of attending; presence or waiting upon; the frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events

   Synonyms: kehadiran, presensi

Related terms

• absen
• absente

See also

• presensi

Further reading

• “absensi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016