otoritas
Indonesian
editEtymology
edit- From earlier spelling otoritet, from Dutch autoriteit, from Middle Dutch auctoriteit, from Old French auctorité, from Latin auctoritas (“invention, advice, opinion, influence, command”), from auctor (“master, leader, author”).
- Current spelling is influenced by Latin auctoritas as *otor + -itas.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editotoritas (first-person possessive otoritasku, second-person possessive otoritasmu, third-person possessive otoritasnya)
- authority:
- power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
- Synonym: wewenang
- a government-owned agency that runs an activity for public benefit.
- power or right to make or enforce rules or give orders; or a position having such power or right.
Alternative forms
edit- (government-owned agency): autoriti (Standard Malay)
- (government-owned agency): otorita
- (government-owned agency): otoritet
Compounds
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “otoritas” 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.
Categories:
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Middle Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Old French
- Indonesian terms derived from Latin
- Indonesian terms suffixed with -itas
- Indonesian 4-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Indonesian uncountable nouns