absensi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch absentie (“absence”), from Latin absentia.

• Sense of attendance register (in Noun 2) is a semantic loan from Dutch absentielijst (“attendance register”, literally “absence + list”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ap̚ˈsɛnsi]

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• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: ab‧sèn‧si

Noun

absènsi (plural)

1. absence: failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency. (in school, work and others)

   Synonyms: absente, ketidakhadiran

Noun

absènsi (plural)

1. (colloquial) attendance register: a tool to record the regularity of a person on a day to day basis.
2. (colloquial) roll call: the reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.
3. (colloquial) attendance: the state of attending; presence or waiting upon; the frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.

   Synonyms: kehadiran, presensi

Related terms

• absen
• absente

See also

• presensi

Further reading

• “absensi” 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.