kebebasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kebebasan. Equivalent to bebas +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəbeˈbasan/ [kə.beˈba.san]

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• Rhymes: -asan
• Syllabification: ke‧be‧ba‧san

Noun

kêbebasan

1. freedom, freehood (the state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved)
2. freedom, freeness (the lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general)
3. freedom (the right or privilege of unrestricted use or access)

Compounds

• derajat kebebasan
• kebebasan akademik
• kebebasan akademis
• kebebasan aksi politik
• kebebasan dasar manusia
• kebebasan finansial
• kebebasan pers
• kebebasan publik

 

Further reading

• “kebebasan” 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

bebas +‎ ke- -an.

Noun

kebebasan (informal 1st possessive kebebasanku, 2nd possessive kebebasanmu, 3rd possessive kebebasannya)

1. freedom

Descendants

• Indonesian: kebebasan

Further reading

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