informan
Esperanto
Adjective
informan
- accusative singular of informa
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch informant.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /inˈforman/ [inˈfor.man]
- Rhymes: -orman
- Syllabification: in‧for‧man
Noun
informan (plural informan-informan)
- informant
- (espionage) one who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer
- (linguistics) a native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides grammaticality judgments regarding linguistic well-formedness, and may also explain cultural references and other important contextual information
- source: a reporter's informant
- Synonym: narasumber
Derived terms
- informan ahli
- informan inti
- informan kunci
- informan pendukung
- informan utama
Related terms
Further reading
- “informan” 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [in.fɔ(r).mən], [in.fo(r).man]
- Rhymes: -ən, -an
- Hyphenation: in‧for‧man
Noun
informan (Jawi spelling اينفورمن)
- An informant.
Further reading
- “informan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Spanish
Verb
informan
- third-person plural present indicative of informar