komunitas
Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin commūnitās (“community; public spirit”).
- Displaced from earlier komuniteit suffixed from Dutch -iteit
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [komuˈnitas]
- Hyphenation: ko‧mu‧ni‧tas
Noun
komunitas (plural komunitas-komunitas)
- community:
- a group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
- Synonyms: masyarakat, paguyuban
- (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
- a group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.
- Synonym: masyarakat
- a group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
Alternative forms
Affixed terms
- berkomunitas
Related terms
Further reading
- “komunitas” 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.