yayasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦪꦪꦱꦤ꧀ (yayasan, “foundation”), derived from ꦪꦱ (yasa, “building”), from Old Javanese yaśa (“building”, literally “honour, glory, deed”), from Sanskrit यशस् (yaśas, “glory, honour, splendor”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /jaˈjasan/ [jaˈja.san]
  • Rhymes: -asan
  • Syllabification: ya‧ya‧san

Noun

yayasan (plural yayasan-yayasan)

  1. foundation (organization)

Further reading

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