generasi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch generatie, from Middle French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from generāre (“to beget, generate”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ɡenəˈrasi/ [ɡe.nəˈra.si]
- Rhymes: -asi
- Syllabification: ge‧ne‧ra‧si
Noun
génêrasi (plural generasi-generasi)
- generation:
- the average amount of time needed for children to grow up and have children of their own, generally considered to be a period of around thirty years, used as a measure of time
- a group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another
Derived terms
- generasi berencana
- generasi komputer
- generasi milenial
- generasi muda
- generasi pelanjut
- generasi penerus
- generasi politik
- generasi roti lapis
- generasi tua
- generasi X
- generasi Y
- generasi Z
Descendants
- → Malay: generasi
Further reading
- “generasi” 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 Indonesian generasi, from Dutch generatie, from Middle French generacion, from Latin generātiō, from generāre.
- The second sense is a semantic loan from English generation.
Pronunciation
- (English-based) IPA(key): [d͡ʒɛ.nə.ra.si]
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ɡenəˈrasi/ [ɡe.nəˈra.si]
- (Alternative) IPA(key): /d͡ʒənəˈrasi/ [d͡ʒə.nəˈra.si]
- Rhymes: -si, -i
- Hyphenation: ge‧ne‧ra‧si
Noun
generasi (Jawi spelling ݢينراسي, plural generasi-generasi)
- A generation:
- A group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.
- Synonym: angkatan
- A set stage in the development of computing or of a specific technology.
- A group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.
Compounds
- generasi baru
Further reading
- “generasi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.