informasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch informatie (“information”), from Middle French informacion, enformacion (Modern French information), and their source, Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnfōrmō (“to inform”). Cognate with Afrikaans informasie (“information”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /infɔrmasi/
• Hyphenation: in‧for‧ma‧si

Noun

informasi (first-person possessive informasiku, second-person possessive informasimu, third-person possessive informasinya)

1. explanation

   Synonyms: penjelasan, penerangan

2. announcement

   Synonyms: pengumuman, wara-wara, uar-uar, maklumat, pemberitahuan, siaran, urit, urita, warta, warita, berita, kabar, kisah

3. information, knowledge

   Synonyms: embaran, info

Conjugation

Conjugation of informasi (meng-, transitive)
Root	informasi
	Active	Involuntary / Perfective	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	menginformasikan	terinformasikan	diinformasikan	informasikan	informasikanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	–	–	–	–	–
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• informasi elektronik
• informasi gizi
• informasi jabatan
• informasi karier
• informasi meteorologi
• informasi pekerjaan
• informasi pendidikan
• informasi pornografi

 

Related terms

• informan
• informatif
• informatika

 

Further reading

• “informasi” 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.