-isi

Malay

Alternative forms

• -si
• -isyen, -syen

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Indonesian -isi, from Dutch -itie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-isi/
• Hyphenation: -i‧si

Suffix

-isi (Jawi spelling -يسي)

1. -ition

   Synonym: peng- -an

   edisi ― edition

Usage notes

This is used in newer adaptations of English loanwords ending in -ition 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 -isyen (e.g. as in petisyen for petition).

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -isi