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 (plural informasi-informasi)

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	passive	basic / imperative	emphatic / jussive
active	–	–	–	–	–
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	menginformasikan	terinformasikan	diinformasikan	informasikan	informasikanlah
	causative
active	–	–	–	–	–
locative	–	–	–	–	–
causative / applicative1	–	–	–	–	–

¹ The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Indonesian informasi, from Dutch informatie, from Middle French informacion, enformacion (Modern French information), and their source, Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnfōrmō (“to inform”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [in.fo(r).ma.si]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: in‧for‧ma‧si

Noun

informasi (Jawi spelling اينفورماسي)

1. information, knowledge

   Synonyms: maklumat, pengetahuan

2. explanation

   Synonyms: maklumat, keterangan, penjelasan

Affixations

• berinformasi

Further reading

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