-asi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "asi"

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch -atie, from Latin -ātiō. Related to -isasi.

Suffix

-asi

  1. -ation

Synonyms

Derived terms
Indonesian terms suffixed with -asi

See also

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈa.zi/
  • Rhymes: -azi
  • Hyphenation: -à‧si

Suffix

-asi f (noun-forming suffix)

  1. (biochemistry) -ase

Derived terms
Italian terms suffixed with -asi

See also

Anagrams

Malay

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /-asi/
  • Hyphenation: -a‧si

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Indonesian -asi, from Dutch -atie, from Latin -ātiō. Doublet of -esyen, -sen, -si, and -syen.

Suffix

-asi (Jawi spelling اسي-)

  1. -ation.
    Synonym: peng- -an
    manipulasi ― manipulation
Usage notes

This is used in newer adaptations of English loanwords ending in -ation in an effort to make the ending of such words uniform with its Dutch-derived counterparts in Indonesian. Previously, the suffix in words of this kind were adapted as -esen and -esyen (e.g. as in imigresen from immigration and konvokesyen from convocation).

Derived terms
Malay terms suffixed with -asi

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from English -acy and learned borrowing from English -cy.

Suffix

-asi

  1. -acy; -cy.
    falasi ― fallacy
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