perlembagaan
Indonesian
editEtymology
editAffixed lembaga + per- -an, from Malay perlembagaan.
Noun
editperlembagaan (plural perlembagaan-perlembagaan, first-person possessive perlembagaanku, second-person possessive perlembagaanmu, third-person possessive perlembagaannya)
- institutionalization
- Synonym: institusionalisasi
- (archaic, law) constitution: the formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
- Synonyms: konstitusi, undang-undang dasar
Usage notes
editThe word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay perlembagaan.
Further reading
edit- “perlembagaan” 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
editEtymology
editNoun
editperlembagaan (Jawi spelling ڤرلمباݢاءن, plural perlembagaan-perlembagaan, informal 1st possessive perlembagaanku, 2nd possessive perlembagaanmu, 3rd possessive perlembagaannya)
Usage notes
editThe word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian perlembagaan.
Further reading
edit- “perlembagaan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.