-isyen

Malay

Alternative forms

• -syen
• -si, -isi

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ition or -ision.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-iʃən/
• Hyphenation: -i‧syen

Suffix

-isyen (Jawi spelling يشن-)

1. Alternative form of -syen; -ition, -ision.

   petisyen ― petition

Usage notes

In newer adaptations of English loanwords ending in -ition or -ision, this is now replaced by -isi in an effort to make the ending of words of this kind uniform with its Dutch-derived counterparts in Indonesian (compare tuisyen for tuition and edisi for edition).

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -isyen