generasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch generatie, from Middle French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from generāre (“to beget, generate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡenəˈrasi]
• Hyphenation: gé‧nê‧ra‧si

Noun

generasi (plural generasi-generasi)

1. generation:
   1. the average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time.
   2. a group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.

      Synonyms: angkatan, turunan

Derived terms

• generasi berencana
• generasi komputer
• generasi milenial
• generasi muda
• generasi pelanjut
• generasi penerus
• generasi politik
• generasi roti lapis
• generasi tua
• generasi X
• generasi Y
• generasi Z

Descendants

• → Malay: generasi

Further reading

• “generasi” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian generasi, from Dutch generatie, from Middle French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from generāre.

• The second sense is a semantic loan from English generation.

Pronunciation

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒɛ.nə.ra.si]
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [ɡɛ.nə.ra.si]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ra‧si

Noun

generasi (Jawi spelling ݢينراسي)

1. A generation:
   1. A group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.

      Synonym: angkatan

   2. A set stage in the development of computing or of a specific technology.

Compounds

• generasi baru

Further reading

• “generasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.