telekomunikasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch telecommunicatie, from French télécommunication, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, “distant, far off, afar”) + Latin communicare (“to share”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /telekomuniˈkasi/ [t̪e.le.ko.mu.niˈka.si]
• Rhymes: -asi
• Syllabification: te‧le‧ko‧mu‧ni‧ka‧si

Noun

telekomunikasi or télékomunikasi (plural telekomunikasi-telekomunikasi)

1. telecommunication:
   1. (uncountable) the science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses
   2. (uncountable) systems used in transmitting such signals

Alternative forms

• telkom (syllabic abbreviation)

Derived terms

• bertelekomunikasi
• pertelekomunikasian

Related terms

• koman
• komunal
• komune
• komuni
• komunikan
• komunikasi
• komunike
• komunis
• komunisme
• komunistis
• komunitas

Further reading

• “telekomunikasi”, 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