konstituen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch constituent, from Latin cōnstituēns, present participle of cōnstituō (“I establish”), from com- (“together”) + statuo (“I set, place, establish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔnst̪iˈt̪uɛn]
• Hyphenation: kon‧sti‧tu‧èn

Noun

konstituen (plural konstituen-konstituen, first-person possessive konstituenku, second-person possessive konstituenmu, third-person possessive konstituennya)

1. constituent:
   1. a part, or component of a whole.
   2. a person or thing which constitutes, determines, or constructs.
   3. (politics, law, government) a resident of an area represented by an elected official, particularly in relation to that official.
   4. (linguistics) a functional element of a phrase or clause.

Related terms

• inkonstitusional
• konstituante
• konstitusi
• konstitusional
• konstitusionalisme

 

Further reading

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