formasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch formatie, from French formation, from Old French formacion, from Latin fōrmātiō, fōrmātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɔrˈmasi]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: for‧ma‧si

Noun

formasi (plural formasi-formasi, first-person possessive formasiku, second-person possessive formasimu, third-person possessive formasinya)

1. formation:
   1. the act of assembling a group or structure.

      Synonyms: susunan, bentukan

   2. (geology) a rock or face of a mountain.
   3. (sports) an arrangement of players designed to facilitate certain plays.
   4. military formation

Related terms

• transformasi
• transformator

 

Further reading

• “formasi” 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.