-esen

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ation, from Latin -ātiō. Doublet of -esyen, -sen, -asi, -si, and -syen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-esen/
• Hyphenation: -é‧sén

Suffix

-esen (Jawi spelling -يسين)

1. -ation.

   Synonym: peng- -an

Usage notes

In newer adaptations of English loanwords ending in -ation, alongside with -esyen, this is now replaced by -asi in an effort to make the ending of words of this kind uniform with its Dutch-derived counterparts in Indonesian (compare imigresen for immigration and implementasi for implementation).

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -esen