keamanan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed aman +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay keamanan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəaˈmanan]

Noun

keamanan (plural keamanan-keamanan, first-person possessive keamananku, second-person possessive keamananmu, third-person possessive keamanannya)

1. safety; security

   Synonyms: kemakmuran, kesejahteraan, keselamatan, ketenteraman

   Synonym: keselamatan (Standard Malay)

2. peace; peacefulness; tranquillity

   Synonym: kedamaian

Compounds

• keamanan berkas
• keamanan bersama
• keamanan data
• keamanan internal
• keamanan komputer
• keamanan nasional
• keamanan pangan
• keamanan siber

 

Further reading

• “keamanan” 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

aman +‎ ke- -an

Noun

keamanan (Jawi spelling کأمانن, informal 1st possessive keamananku, 2nd possessive keamananmu, 3rd possessive keamanannya)

1. safety; security

   Synonyms: keselamatan, sekuriti

2. peace; peacefulness; tranquillity

   Synonym: kedamaian

   • 2013 February 2, “Jangan keruhkan keadaan sesama rakyat - KPN [Don't make things difficult for fellow citizens - IGP]”, in Astro AWANI‎^[1]:

     Semua pihak termasuk parti politik harus bertanggungjawab menjaga keamanan negara dan bukannya cuba mengeruh keadaan melalui kaedah menghasut rakyat seperti membela golongan yang dikaitkan dengan jenayah.

     All parties, including political parties, should be responsible for maintaining the peace of the country instead of trying to confuse the situation through methods of inciting the people, such as defending groups linked to crime.