manusia

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay manusia, borrowed from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyá, “human being”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maˈnusia̯]
• Hyphenation: ma‧nu‧sia

Noun

manusia (plural, first-person possessive manusiaku, second-person possessive manusiamu, third-person possessive manusianya)

1. a human

   Synonyms: insan, orang

Derived terms

• kemanusiaan
• memanusiakan
• pemanusiaan

 

Further reading

• “manusia” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Indonesian Bajau

Alternative forms

• munusia (Moramo)

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian manusia.

Noun

manusia

1. person, human being

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

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Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मनुष्य (manuṣyá, “human being”).

Noun

manusia (Jawi spelling مانسي‎, plural manusia-manusia, informal 1st possessive manusiaku, impolite 2nd possessive manusiamu, 3rd possessive manusianya)

1. human