proporsi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch proportie, from Old French proportion, from Latin prōportiōnem.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈpɔrsi/
  • Rhymes: -si, -i
  • Hyphenation: pro‧por‧si

Noun

proporsi (plural proporsi-proporsi)

  1. proportion:
    1. a quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number; the relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree
      Synonym: bagian
    2. (mathematics) a statement of equality between two ratios
      Synonyms: perbandingan, perimbangan
      Synonym: kadaran (Standard Malay)

References

  1. ^ Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd[1], Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /proˈpor.si/
  • Rhymes: -orsi
  • Hyphenation: pro‧pór‧si

Verb

propórsi (first-person singular present mi propóngo, first-person singular past historic mi propósi, past participle propóstosi or propòstosi, first-person singular imperfect mi proponévo)

  1. reflexive of proporre
  2. to aim for; to set (a goal)
    proporsi una cottura perfetta
    to aim for a perfect cooking
  3. (with a, per, or come) to nominate oneself (for) (a role, job position, etc.)

Conjugation