lansia

Indonesian

Etymology

Blend of lanjut (“proceed”) +‎ usia (“age”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /lanˈsia/ [lanˈsi.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: lan‧si‧a

Noun

lansia (plural para lansia, first-person possessive lansiaku, second-person possessive lansiamu, third-person possessive lansianya)

1. elderly person.

Further reading

• “lansia” 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.