tahanan politik

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tahanan (“prisoner”) +‎ politik (“politics”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta.ˈhan.an po.ˈli.tik/

Noun

tahanan politik (plural tahanan-tahanan politik, first-person possessive tahanan politikku, second-person possessive tahanan politikmu, third-person possessive tahanan politiknya)

1. (law, politics) political prisoner: a person imprisoned for their political views or political activism.

Alternative forms

• tapol (acronym)

Synonyms

• banduan politik (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “tahanan politik” 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.