resimen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch regiment, from Middle French regement, régiment, and its source, Late Latin regimentum (“direction for government; course of medical treatment”), from Latin regō, regere (“rule”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [reˈsimɛn]
• Hyphenation: ré‧si‧mèn

Noun

résimèn (first-person possessive resimenku, second-person possessive resimenmu, third-person possessive resimennya)

1. (military) regiment, a unit of armed troops under the command of an officer, and consisting of several smaller units; now specifically, usually composed of two or more battalions.

Alternative forms

• rejimen (Standard Malay)

Related terms

• rezim

 

Further reading

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