spekulasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch speculatie, from Middle Dutch speculacie, from Latin speculātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [spɛkuˈlasi]
• Hyphenation: spè‧ku‧la‧si

Noun

spekulasi (plural spekulasi-spekulasi)

1. speculation:
   1. a conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.

      Synonyms: agak, ajukan, dugaan, nubuat, nujuman, perkiraan, prakiraan, prasangka, rabaan, ramalan, sangkaan, sinyalemen, tebakan, tekaan, terkaan, asumsi, hitungan, kira-kiraan

   2. an investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.

Derived terms

• berspekulasi
• menspekulasikan

 

Related terms

• spekulan
• spekulatif
• spekulator

 

Further reading

• “spekulasi” 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.