polisi

polisi

1. inflection of poli:
   1. second-person singular possessive form of nominative/genitive singular
   2. second-person singular possessive form of nominative/accusative plural

• silpoi

polisi

1. plural of poliso

• poelisi
• polis (Standard Malay)

Borrowed from Dutch politie (“police”), from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Cognate of Afrikaans polisie.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /poˈlisi/ [poˈli.si]

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• Rhymes: -isi
• Syllabification: po‧li‧si

polisi (plural polisi-polisi)

1. (uncountable) police
2. (countable) police officer

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 polisi.

• → Gorontalo: pulisi
• → Makasar: pulisi
• → Tausug: pulisi

• “polisi” 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.

• IPA^(key): [pɔ.li.si]

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• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧si

From English policy, from Middle French policie, from Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi)

1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) A policy:
   1. A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body and implemented by its actions.

      Synonym: dasar

   2. (law) A contract of insurance.

From Dutch politie (“police”), from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of polis. First attested as politie in the Kitab Vortaro published in 1923.

polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi)

1. (Indonesia: Riau) alternative spelling of polis (“police”)

   Synonyms: polis, mata-mata, serdadu

• Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 254
• Kamus Bahasa Indonesia-Melayu Riau, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1997, →ISBN, page 308

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

Borrowed from English police.

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polisi class IX (plural polisi class X)

1. police (an organisation that enforces the law)

polisi class V (plural mapolisi class VI)

1. police officer

• (officer): afisa wa polisi, afisa wa usalama

From English policy.

polisi

1. policy

• IPA^(key): /poliˈsi/
• Hyphenation: po‧li‧si

polisi

1. inflection of polis:
   1. accusative singular
   2. third-person singular possessive

From English policy from Middle French policie, from Latin polītīa (“citizenship; government”), from Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā, “citizenship, government”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɔlɪsi/

polisi m (plural polisïau)

1. policy

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “polisi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies