stesen
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
From English station, from Middle English estacioun, from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”). Cognate to Tagalog estasyon, Indonesian stasiun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stesen/, /steʃən/
- Rhymes: -en, -ən
- Hyphenation: sté‧sén, sté‧syen
Noun
stesen (Jawi spelling ستيسين, plural stesen-stesen)
- station:
- Place for passenger vehicles (buses, trains, taxis, etc.) to stop.
- Place that has specialized equipment to provide certain services or to perform certain activities.
- stesen hidroelektrik ― hydroelectric (power) station
- A radio wave channel.
Derived terms
- stesen jana kuasa (power station)
- stesen minyak (petrol/gas station)
- stesen radio (radio station)
Further reading
- “stesen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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