aspirasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch aspiratie, from French aspiration, from Latin aspiratio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aspiˈrasi]
• Hyphenation: as‧pi‧ra‧si

Noun

aspirasi (first-person possessive aspirasiku, second-person possessive aspirasimu, third-person possessive aspirasinya)

1. aspiration:
   1. the act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
   2. (linguistics) a burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
   3. (medicine) the action of aspirating (a sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor).

Derived terms

• beraspirasi

 

Further reading

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