afirmasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch affirmatie, from Old French afermacion, from Latin affirmare (“to assert”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afɪrˈmasi/
• Hyphenation: afir‧ma‧si

Noun

afirmasi (first-person possessive afirmasiku, second-person possessive afirmasimu, third-person possessive afirmasinya)

1. affirmation: that which is affirmed; a declaration that something is true.

   Synonyms: penetapan, penegasan, peneguhan

2. confession

   Synonym: pengakuan

Related terms

• afirmatif

 

Further reading

• “afirmasi” 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.