preskripsi

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English prescription.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /preskripsi/, /priskripsi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: pré‧skrip‧si, pri‧skrip‧si

Noun

preskripsi (Jawi spelling ڤريسکريڤسي, plural preskripsi-preskripsi, informal 1st possessive preskripsiku, 2nd possessive preskripsimu, 3rd possessive preskripsinya)

1. prescription:
   1. An instruction by a doctor about what medications should be prepared and how to use them.

      Seeloknya, kamu mengikut preskripsi doktor.

      It'd be best if you followed the doctor's prescription.

   2. Something that has been set been set or determined and is used as a guide or model for something.

      Berdasarkan preskripsi DBP, sebutan inilah yang betul.

      Based on the DBP's prescription, this pronunciation is the correct one.

Affixations

• preskripsikan (to prescribe)

 

Related terms

• preskriptif (prescriptive)

 

Further reading

• “preskripsi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.