dokumen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch document, from Latin documentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doˈkumɛn/
• Hyphenation: do‧ku‧mèn

Noun

dokumèn (first-person possessive dokumenku, second-person possessive dokumenmu, third-person possessive dokumennya)

1. document.
   1. an original or official paper used as the basis, proof, or support of anything else, including any writing, book, or other instrument conveying information pertinent to such proof or support.

      Synonyms: sahifah, berkas

   2. any material substance on which the information is represented by writing.

      Synonyms: sahifah, berkas

   3. (computing) a file that contains text.
   4. (information science) an object conveying information by whatever means, capable of being indexed alongside other similar objects.

Derived terms

• dokumen medis
• dokumen perjalanan
• dokumen wisata

 

Related terms

• dokumentalis
• dokumentasi
• dokumenter
• dokumentografi

 

Descendants

• → Tetum: dokumén

Further reading

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