detasemen

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch detachment, from French détachement.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [detaˈsəmɛn]
Hyphenation: dé‧ta‧sê‧mèn

Noun

détasêmèn (first-person possessive detasemenku, second-person possessive detasemenmu, third-person possessive detasemennya)

(military) detachment, the unit so dispatched from the main body for a particular purpose or special mission.
Synonym: pasukan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

“detasemen” 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.

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