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polisi

Finnish

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Noun

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polisi

  1. inflection of poli:
    1. second-person singular possessive form of nominative/genitive singular
    2. second-person singular possessive form of nominative/accusative plural

Anagrams

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Ido

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Noun

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polisi

  1. plural of poliso

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch politie (“police”), from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Cognate of Afrikaans polisie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [poˈlisi]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -si, -i
  • Hyphenation: po‧li‧si

Noun

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polisi (plural polisi-polisi, first-person possessive polisiku, second-person possessive polisimu, third-person possessive polisinya)

  1. police:
    1. (uncountable) a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.
    2. (countable) The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers.

Usage notes

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The 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 polisi.

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Malay

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Etymology 1

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From English policy, from Middle French policie, from Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

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polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi, informal 1st possessive polisiku, 2nd possessive polisimu, 3rd possessive polisinya)

  1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) policy.

Etymology 2

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From Dutch politie (“police”), from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of polis. First attested as politie in the Kitab Vortaro published in 1923.

Noun

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polisi (plural polisi-polisi, informal 1st possessive polisiku, 2nd possessive polisimu, 3rd possessive polisinya)

  1. (Indonesia: Riau) alternative spelling of polis (“police”)
    Synonyms: polis, mata-mata, serdadu

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  • Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 254
  • Kamus Bahasa Indonesia-Melayu Riau, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1997, →ISBN, page 308

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Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English police.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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polisi (n class, plural polisi)

  1. police (an organisation that enforces the law)

Noun

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polisi (ma class, plural mapolisi)

  1. police officer

Synonyms

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Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English policy.

Noun

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polisi

  1. policy

Turkish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poliˈsi/
  • Hyphenation: po‧li‧si

Noun

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polisi

  1. inflection of polis:
    1. accusative singular
    2. third-person singular possessive

Welsh

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Etymology

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From English policy from Middle French policie, from Latin polītīa (“citizenship; government”), from Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā, “citizenship, government”).

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Noun

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polisi m (plural polisïau)

  1. policy

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
polisi bolisi mholisi pholisi
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “polisi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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