revolusi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, Malay revolusi borrowed from Dutch revolutie, from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [revoˈlusi]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: ré‧vo‧lu‧si

Noun

révolusi (plural revolusi-revolusi, first-person possessive revolusiku, second-person possessive revolusimu, third-person possessive revolusinya)

1. revolution:
   1. (politics) a political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change.
   2. (politics) the removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action.
   3. a sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving.
   4. (astronomy) the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center.

Derived terms

• berevolusi
• direvolusi
• merevolusi

 

• revolusi biru
• revolusi budaya
• revolusi hijau
• revolusi industri
• revolusi mental
• revolusi sepak bola

 

Related terms

• evolusi
• evolusioner
• kontra revolusi
• kontra revolusioner
• revolusioner
• revolusionis

 

Further reading

• “revolusi” 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

Borrowed from Dutch revolutie, from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō. First attested directly as revolutie in Kitab Vortaro published in 1923.

Noun

revolusi (Jawi spelling ريۏولوسي, plural revolusi-revolusi, informal 1st possessive revolusiku, 2nd possessive revolusimu, 3rd possessive revolusinya)

1. revolution

Related terms

• evolusi
• revolusioner

 

Descendants

• → Indonesian: revolusi

Further reading

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