-asi

From Dutch -atie, from Latin -ātiō. Related to -isasi.

-asi

1. -ation

   Synonym: peng- -an

• -isasi

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.zi/
• Rhymes: -azi
• Hyphenation: -à‧si

-asi f (noun-forming suffix)

1. (biochemistry) -ase

• -iasi

• sai, sia

• IPA^(key): [-a.si]
  • (Etymology 2, alternatively) IPA^(key): [-ə.si]
• Hyphenation: -a‧si

Learned borrowing from Indonesian -asi, from Dutch -atie, from Latin -ātiō. Doublet of -esyen, -sen, -si, and -syen.

-asi (Jawi spelling ـاسي)

1. -ation.

   Synonym: peng- -an

   manipulasi ― manipulation

This is used in newer adaptations of English loanwords ending in -ation in an effort to make the ending of such words uniform with its Dutch-derived counterparts in Indonesian. Previously, the suffix in words of this kind were adapted as -esen and -esyen (e.g. as in imigresen from immigration and konvokesyen from convocation).

Learned borrowing from English -acy and learned borrowing from English -cy.

-asi (Jawi spelling ـاسي)

1. -acy; -cy.

   falasi ― fallacy

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-asi

1. A suffix used to make verbs in the passive case.

   ‎kine inan (“to be sharp”) + ‎-asi → ‎kinhasi inan (“to be sharpened”)