resesi

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed reses +‎ -si, from Dutch recessie, from Latin recessus (“a going back, retreat”), from recessum, the past participle of recedere (“to recede”), from re- (“back”) + cedere (“to go”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈsɛsi/
• Hyphenation: rè‧sè‧si

Noun

rèsèsi (first-person possessive resesiku, second-person possessive resesimu, third-person possessive resesinya)

1. (economics) recession: period of reduced economic activity.

Synonyms

• kemelesetan (Standard Malay)
• kemerosotan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “resesi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.