komplemen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch complement, from Latin complementum (“that which fills up or completes”), from compleō (“I fill up, I complete”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔm.pləˈmɛn/
• Hyphenation: kom‧plê‧mèn

Noun

komplêmèn (first-person possessive komplemenku, second-person possessive komplemenmu, third-person possessive komplemennya)

1. complement:

   Synonym: pelengkap

   1. something (or someone) that completes; the consummation.
   2. something which completes one's equipment, dress etc.; an accessory.
   3. (linguistics) a word or group of words that completes a grammatical construction in the predicate and that describes or is identified with the subject or object.
2. (economics) complementary good.

   Antonym: substitusi

Further reading

• “komplemen” 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.