pronomina persona

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pronomina (“pronoun”) +‎ persona (“to replace; to change”), from Latin pronomina personalia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pro.no.ˈmi.na pər.ˈso.na/

Noun

pronomina persona (plural pronomina-pronomina persona, first-person possessive pronomina personaku, second-person possessive pronomina personamu, third-person possessive pronomina personanya)

1. (grammar) personal pronoun: pronouns that are associated primarily with a particular grammatical person – first person (as I), second person (as you), or third person (as he, she, it, they).

Synonyms

• kata ganti diri (Standard Malay)
• kata ganti orang

Further reading

• “pronomina persona” 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.