detasemen
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch detachment, from French détachement.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
détasêmèn (first-person possessive detasemenku, second-person possessive detasemenmu, third-person possessive detasemennya)
- (military) detachment, the unit so dispatched from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
- Synonym: pasukan (Standard Malay)
Further reading edit
- “detasemen” 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.