rasional

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch rationaal, from Old French rational, from Latin rationalis (“of or belonging to reason, rational, reasonable; having a ratio”), from ratio (“reason; calculation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rasiˈonal/
• Rhymes: -nal, -al, -l
• Hyphenation: ra‧si‧o‧nal

Adjective

rasional

1. rational:
   1. capable of reasoning.
   2. logically sound; not self-contradictory or otherwise absurd.

Derived terms

• dirasionalkan
• kerasionalan
• merasionalkan

Related terms

• rasio
• rasionalisasi
• rasionalisme
• rasionalitas

Further reading

• “rasional” 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

Pronunciation

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [rɛ.ʃə.nəl]

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  • Rhymes: -nəl, -əl
  • Hyphenation: ra‧sio‧nal
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [ra.si.o.nal]

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  • Rhymes: -nal, -al
  • Hyphenation: ra‧si‧o‧nal

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English rational, from Old French rationel, rational, from Latin rationalis (“of or belonging to reason, rational, reasonable; having a ratio”), from ratio (“reason; calculation”).

Adjective

rasional (Jawi spelling راسيونل)

1. rational

Affixations

• kerasionalan
• perasionalan
• rasionalkan

Related terms

• rasionalis
• rasionalisasi
• rasionalisme
• rasionalistik

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English rationale, from Late Latin ratiōnāle.

Noun

rasional (Jawi spelling راسيونل)

1. rationale

Further reading

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