hak asasi manusia

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of hak (“right”) +‎ asasi (“basic”) +‎ manusia (“human”). Compare to Japanese 基本的人権(きほんてきじんけん) (kihontekijinken, literally “basic human right”) and Chinese 基本人權／基本人权.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌhaʔ aˌsasi manuˈsia/ [ˌhaʔ aˌsa.si ma.nuˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: hak a‧sa‧si ma‧nu‧si‧a

Noun

hak asasi manusia (plural hak-hak asasi manusia)

1. (law) human right: a basic right that all humans should be guaranteed by virtue of them being a human

Alternative forms

• HAM (acronym)

Further reading

• “hak asasi manusia”, 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

Malay

Etymology

Conpound of hak (“right”) +‎ asasi (“basic”) +‎ manusia (“human”). Compare to Japanese 基本的人権(きほんてきじんけん) (kihontekijinken, literally “basic human right”) and Chinese 基本人權／基本人权.

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌhak aˌsasi maˈnusiə/ [ˌhaʔ ʔaˌsa.si maˈnu.sjə]

• (Northern Peninsula) IPA^(key): /ˌhak aˌsasi maˈnusia/ [ˌhaʔ ʔaˌsa.si maˈnu.sja]

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˌhak aˌsasi ˌmanuˈsia/ [ˌhaʔ ʔaˌsa.si ˌma.nuˈsi.a]

Noun

hak asasi manusia (Jawi spelling هق اساسي ماءنسي, plural hak-hak asasi manusia)

1. (law) human right

Further reading

• "hak asasi manusia" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "hak asasi manusia" at PRPM first version)