polisi

Finnish

Noun

polisi

1. inflection of poli:
   1. second-person singular possessive form of nominative/genitive singular
   2. second-person singular possessive form of nominative/accusative plural

Anagrams

• silpoi

Ido

Noun

polisi

1. plural of poliso

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• poelisi
• polis (Standard Malay)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch politie (“police”), from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Cognate of Afrikaans polisie.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /poˈlisi/ [poˈli.si]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -isi
• Syllabification: po‧li‧si

Noun

polisi (plural polisi-polisi or para polisi)

1. (uncountable) police
2. (countable) police officer

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay polisi.

Derived terms

• kepolisian
• memolisikan
• mempolisikan
• pemolisian
• polisi-polisian

Compounds

• polisi adat
• polisi air
• polisi air dan udara
• polisi bahasa
• polisi cepek
• polisi ekonomi
• polisi hukum
• polisi hutan
• polisi keagamaan
• polisi khusus cagar budaya
• polisi khusus kereta api
• polisi khusus pemasyarakatan
• polisi lalu lintas
• polisi laut
• polisi militer
• polisi moral
• polisi negara
• polisi pamong praja
• polisi perairan
• polisi perairan laut
• polisi rahasia
• polisi samaran
• polisi sekolah
• polisi susila
• polisi syariah
• polisi tidur

Related terms

• polisionil

Descendants

• → Gorontalo: pulisi
• → Makasar: pulisi
• → Tausug: pulisi

Further reading

• “polisi”, 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pɔ.li.si]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧si

Etymology 1

From English policy, from Middle French policie, from Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

Noun

polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi or polisi²)

1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) A policy:
   1. A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body and implemented by its actions.

      Synonym: dasar

   2. (law) A contract of insurance.

Compounds

• polisi insurans
• polisi kerajaan

Etymology 2

From Dutch politie (“police”), from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of polis. First attested as politie in the Kitab Vortaro published in 1923.

Noun

polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi or polisi²)

1. (Indonesia: Riau) alternative spelling of polis (“police”)

   Synonyms: polis, mata-mata, serdadu

Derived terms

• kepolisian

References

• Kwik Khing Djoen (1923), Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 254
• Kamus Bahasa Indonesia-Melayu Riau, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1997, →ISBN, page 308

Further reading

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

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

polisi class IX (plural polisi class X)

1. police (an organisation that enforces the law)

Noun

polisi class V (plural mapolisi class VI)

1. police officer

Synonyms

• (officer): afisa wa polisi, afisa wa usalama

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English policy.

Noun

polisi

1. policy

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poliˈsi/
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧si

Noun

polisi

1. inflection of polis:
   1. accusative singular
   2. third-person singular possessive

Welsh

Etymology

From English policy from Middle French policie, from Latin polītīa (“citizenship; government”), from Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā, “citizenship, government”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlɪsi/

Noun

polisi m (plural polisïau)

1. policy

Mutation

Mutated forms of polisi

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
polisi	bolisi	mholisi	pholisi

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “polisi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies