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

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.

• IPA^(key): [poˈlisi]

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

polisi (plural polisi-polisi, first-person possessive polisiku, second-person possessive polisimu, third-person possessive polisinya)

1. police:
   1. (uncountable) a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.
   2. (countable) The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers.

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.

• polis (Standard Malay)

• “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.

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, informal 1st possessive polisiku, 2nd possessive polisimu, 3rd possessive polisinya)

1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) policy.

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 (plural polisi-polisi, informal 1st possessive polisiku, 2nd possessive polisimu, 3rd possessive polisinya)

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 (n class, plural polisi)

1. police (an organisation that enforces the law)

polisi (ma class, plural mapolisi)

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