kritis

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch kritisch, from German kritisch, from French critique, from Latin criticus, from Ancient Greek κριτικός (kritikós). Cognate of Afrikaans krities.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkritɪs]
• Hyphenation: kri‧tis

Adjective

kritis (comparative lebih kritis, superlative paling kritis)

1. critical:
   1. inclined to find fault or criticize
   2. relating to criticism or careful analysis, such as literary or film criticism
   3. (medicine) of a patient condition involving unstable vital signs and a prognosis that predicts the condition could worsen; or, a patient condition that requires urgent treatment in an intensive care or critical care medical facility

      Synonyms: gawat, genting

   4. pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis or turning point

Alternative forms

• kritikal (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• kekritisan
• mengkritis
• mengkritisi

Related terms

• krisis
• kriteria
• kritik
• kritikal
• kritikus
• kritisi

Descendants

• → Malay: kritis

Further reading

• “kritis”, 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

Borrowed from Indonesian kritis, from Dutch kritisch.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Literary, schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈkritis/ [ˈkri.t̪is]

  Rhymes: -tis, -is

• Hyphenation: kri‧tis

Adjective

kritis (Jawi spelling کريتيس, comparative lebih kritis, superlative paling kritis)

1. synonym of kritikal (“critical”)

Further reading

• "kritis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017