lokasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch locatie. Cognate to Afrikaans locasie. Doublet of loka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [loˈkasi]
• Hyphenation: lo‧ka‧si

Noun

lokasi (plural lokasi-lokasi, first-person possessive lokasiku, second-person possessive lokasimu, third-person possessive lokasinya)

1. location

   Synonyms: loka, letak, tempat

2. brothel

Derived terms

• berlokasi
• pelokasi
• terlokasi

 

Related terms

• alokasi
• relokasi

 

Descendants

• → Malay: lokasi

Further reading

• “lokasi” 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

Unadapted borrowing from Indonesian lokasi, from Dutch locatie.

Noun

lokasi (Jawi spelling لوکاسي, plural lokasi-lokasi, informal 1st possessive lokasiku, 2nd possessive lokasimu, 3rd possessive lokasinya)

1. (Riau) location
2. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) Nonstandard form of lokesyen (“location”).

Further reading

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