deskripsi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch descriptie, from French description, from Latin dēscrīptiō, noun of action of dēscrībō (“I describe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d̪ɛsˈkrɪpsi]
• Hyphenation: dès‧krip‧si

Noun

deskripsi (first-person possessive deskripsiku, second-person possessive deskripsimu, third-person possessive deskripsinya)

1. description.

   Synonym: uraian

Alternative forms

• diskripsi

Affixed terms

• mendeskripsikan

 

Related terms

• deskriptif

 

Further reading

• “deskripsi” 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.