asonansi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch assonantie, from French assonance, from Latin assonāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [asoˈnansi]
• Hyphenation: aso‧nan‧si

Noun

asonansi (first-person possessive asonansiku, second-person possessive asonansimu, third-person possessive asonansinya)

1. (literature) assonance: the repetition of similar or identical vowel sounds (though with different consonants), usually in literature or poetry.

   Synonym: purwakanti

Derived terms

• berasonansi

 

Further reading

• “asonansi” 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.