sosial

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch sociaal, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /soˈsial/ [soˈsi.al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: so‧si‧al

Adjective

sosial

1. social, of or relating to society
2. (colloquial) charitable

Derived terms

• kesosialan

Related terms

• sosialis
• sosialisasi
• sosialisme
• sosiolog
• sosiologi
• sosiologis

Further reading

• “sosial”, 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

Etymology

Borrowed from English social, from Middle French social, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈsosjal/ [ˈso.sjal]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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    ([so.sjal])

  • Rhymes: -osjal
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˈsoʃəl/ [ˈso.ʃəl], /ˈsosjəl/ [ˈso.sjəl] (English-based)

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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    ([ˈso.ʃəl])

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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    ([ˈso.sjəl])

  • Rhymes: -oʃəl, -osjəl
• Hyphenation: so‧sial

Adjective

sosial (Jawi spelling سوسيال, comparative lebih sosial, superlative paling sosial)

1. Social:
   1. Extroverted or outgoing.

      budak sosial ― social kid

   2. Of or relating to society.

      Synonym: kemasyarakatan

   3. Relating to activities where people meet each other for pleasure.

      aktiviti sosial ― social activity

Affixations

• bersosial
• kesosialan

Compounds

• media sosial
• perjumpaan sosial
• sosial demokrasi
• sosial demokrat

Related terms

• sosialis
• sosialisasi
• sosialisme
• sosialit

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin socialis, via French social.

Adjective

sosial (neuter singular sosialt, definite singular and plural sosiale, comparative mer sosial, superlative mest sosial)

1. social

Antonyms

• usosial

Derived terms

• sosialdemokrat
• sosialpsykologi

References

• “sosial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin socialis, via French social.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊsɪˈɑːl/

Adjective

sosial (neuter singular sosialt, definite singular and plural sosiale, comparative meir sosial, superlative mest sosial)

1. social
   • 1907, Einride Tveito, Forgjord: ei soga:

     Skulde eg so ynskja sosial Umstøyt? Nei, eg er for lat og likesæl til det.

     So should I desire social revolution? No, I am too lazy and indifferent for that.

Antonyms

• usosial

Derived terms

• sosialdemokrat

References

• “sosial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.