persatuan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• persatoean (1901–1947)

Etymology

Affixed satu +‎ per- -an. Translation of Japanese 団結(だんけつ) (danketsu, “unity”), see danketu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərsaˈtuan/
• Hyphenation: pêr‧sa‧tu‧an
• Rhymes: -an, -n

Noun

pêrsatuan (plural persatuan-persatuan)

1. unity
2. union
3. association

   Synonyms: perserikatan, serikat

Further reading

• “persatuan”, 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

Noun

persatuan (Jawi spelling ڤرساتوان, plural persatuan-persatuan or persatuan²)

1. association
2. union

Further reading

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