aspirasi
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch aspiratie, from French aspiration, from Latin aspiratio.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aspirasi (first-person possessive aspirasiku, second-person possessive aspirasimu, third-person possessive aspirasinya)
- aspiration:
- the act of aspiring or ardently desiring; an ardent wish or desire, chiefly after what is elevated or spiritual (with common adjunct adpositions being to and of).
- (linguistics) a burst of air that follows the release of some consonants.
- (medicine) the action of aspirating (a sample of fluid, tissue, or other substance that is withdrawn from a body cavity, cyst, or tumor).
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “aspirasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.