permisi

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• permissie (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Dutch permissie, Middle Dutch permissie, from Middle French permission, from Latin permissio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərˈmisi]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧mi‧si

Noun

permisi (plural permisi-permisi, first-person possessive permisiku, second-person possessive permisimu, third-person possessive permisinya)

1. permission
   1. authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority).

      Synonyms: izin, perkenan

   2. leave: permission to be absent; time away from one's work.

      Synonyms: cuti, perlop

2. forgiveness, apology

Interjection

permisi

1. Said as a polite request for an individual's attention; to pass, to apologize for one's inconvenience, equivalent to pardon, or excuse me

Usage notes

This word is derivated as irregular mempermisikan instead of memermisikan which is more consistent with Indonesian affixation rules.

Derived terms

• mempermisikan

 

Further reading

• “permisi” 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.

Italian

Verb

permisi

1. first-person singular past historic of permettere

Anagrams

• esprimi, impresi, premisi

Latin

Verb

permīsī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of permittō