ekspresif

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch expressief, from French expressif.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ɛksˈpresif/ [ɛksˈpre.sɪf]
• Rhymes: -esif
• Syllabification: eks‧pre‧sif

Adjective

ekspresif (comparative lebih ekspresif, superlative paling ekspresif)

1. expressive

Related terms

• ekspres
• ekspresi

Further reading

• “ekspresif”, 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