yayasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed *yayasa +‎ -an, partial reduplication of *yasa (modern form jasa). From Javanese ꦪꦪꦱꦤ꧀ (yayasan, “foundation”), ꦪꦱ (yasa, “building”), from Old Javanese yaśa (“building”, literally “honour, glory, deed”), from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas, “glory, honour, splendor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [jaˈjasan]
• Hyphenation: ya‧ya‧san

Noun

yayasan (first-person possessive yayasanku, second-person possessive yayasanmu, third-person possessive yayasannya)

1. foundation: that which is founded, or established by endowment; an endowed institution or charity.

Related terms

• jasa
• rekayasa

 

Further reading

• “yayasan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.