surat izin

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of surat (“document, letter”) +‎ izin (“permission”, noun), probably calque of Chinese 許可證／许可证 (“permit; license”, literally “to permit + certificate”).

Noun

surat izin (first-person possessive surat izinku, second-person possessive surat izinmu, third-person possessive surat izinnya)

1. permit: an document rendering something allowed or legal.

Derived terms

• surat izin mengemudi (“driver's license”)
• surat izin penggeledahan (“search warrant”)