kesatuan

From satu +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay kesatuan.

• IPA^(key): [kəsaˈtua̯n]
• Hyphenation: kê‧sa‧tu‧an

kêsatuan (plural kesatuan-kesatuan)

1. oneness:
   1. state of being one or undivided; unity

      Synonyms: keesaan, ketunggalan

   2. the product of being one or undivided
2. unit

   Synonyms: satuan, unit

   1. oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one
   2. (sciences) a standard measure of a quantity
   3. an organized group comprising people and/or equipment

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kesatuan.

kêsatuan (comparative lebih kesatuan, superlative paling kesatuan)

1. unitary

   Synonym: unitari (Standard Malay)

• “kesatuan” 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.

satu +‎ ke- -an

kesatuan (Jawi spelling کساتوان, plural kesatuan-kesatuan)

1. oneness:
   1. state of being one or undivided; unity.

      Synonym: keesaan

   2. the product of being one or undivided.
2. union:
   1. That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
   2. (set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.

      Synonym: gabungan (Indonesian)

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kesatuan.

• Indonesian: kesatuan

• “kesatuan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.