alusi
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch allusie, from French allusion, from Latin allūsiōnem (“frolicking”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alusi (plural alusi-alusi, first-person possessive alusiku, second-person possessive alusimu, third-person possessive alusinya)
- (literature) allusion: an indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.
- Synonym: kiasan
Further reading edit
- “alusi” 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.