hak asasi manusia

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of hak (“right”) +‎ asasi (“basic”) +‎ manusia (“human”). Compare to Japanese 基本的人権(きほんてきじんけん) (kihontekijinken, literally “basic human right”) and Chinese 基本人權／基本人权.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌhaʔ aˌsasi manuˈsia/ [ˌhaʔ aˌsa.si ma.nuˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: hak a‧sa‧si ma‧nu‧si‧a

Noun

hak asasi manusia (uncountable)

1. (law) human right: a basic right that all humans should be guaranteed by virtue of them being a human.

Alternative forms

• HAM (acronym)

Further reading

• “hak asasi manusia” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Conpound of hak (“right”) +‎ asasi (“basic”) +‎ manusia (“human”). Compare to Japanese 基本的人権(きほんてきじんけん) (kihontekijinken, literally “basic human right”) and Chinese 基本人權／基本人权.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ˈhak aˈsasi maˈnusjə/ [ˈhaʔ aˈsa.si maˈnu.sjə]

• (Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA^(key): /ˈhak aˈsasi maˈnusja/ [ˈhaʔ aˈsa.si maˈnu.sja]

• (Riau-Lingga, Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈhak aˈsasi manuˈsia/ [ˈhaʔ aˈsa.si ma.nuˈsi.a]

Noun

hak asasi manusia (Jawi spelling هق اساسي ماءنسي, plural hak-hak asasi manusia, informal 1st possessive hak asasi manusiaku, 2nd possessive hak asasi manusiamu, 3rd possessive hak asasi manusianya)

1. (law) human right

Further reading

• “hak asasi manusia” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.