-isyen

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ition or -ision.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-iʃən/
  • Hyphenation: -i‧syen

Suffix

-isyen (Jawi spelling ـيشن)

  1. alternative form of -syen; -ition, -ision
    petisyen ― petition

Usage notes

In newer adaptations of English loanwords ending in -ition or -ision, this is now replaced by -isi in an effort to make the ending of words of this kind uniform with its Dutch-derived counterparts in Indonesian (compare tuisyen for tuition and edisi for edition).

Derived terms

Malay terms suffixed with -isyen
petisyen
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