motivasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch motivatie, from motiveren + -atie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.tiˈfa.si/
• Rhymes: -si
• Hyphenation: mo‧ti‧va‧si

Noun

motivasi

1. motivation
   1. Willingness of action especially in behavior.
   2. The action of motivating.

      Synonym: pemotivasian

   3. Something which motivates.
   4. An incentive or reason for doing something.
   5. (advertising) A research rating that measures how the rational and emotional elements of a commercial affect consumer intention to consider, visit, or buy something.

Verb

motivasi (active memotivasi, passive dimotivasi, perfective passive termotivasi)

1. (transitive) to motivate
   1. To provide someone with an incentive to do something; to encourage.
   2. To animate; to propel; to cause to take action.

Derived terms

• pemotivasi
• pemotivasian
• termotivasi

 

Related terms

• motif
• motivator

 

References

• “motivasi” 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.