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polisi

Finnish

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Noun

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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

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Ido

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polisi

  1. plural of poliso

Indonesian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /poˈlisi/ [poˈli.si]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -isi
  • Syllabification: po‧li‧si

Noun

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polisi (plural polisi-polisi or para polisi)

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

Usage notes

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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.

Derived terms

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Compounds
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Descendants

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

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Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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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”).

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polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi or polisi2)

  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.
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Etymology 2

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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.

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polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi or polisi2)

  1. (Indonesia: Riau) alternative spelling of polis (“police”)
    Synonyms: polis, mata-mata, serdadu
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  • 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

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Swahili

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Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *tpelH-
Proto-Hellenic *ptólis
Ancient Greek πόλις (pólis)
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.
Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)
Ancient Greek πολῑ́της (polī́tēs)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā)
Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā)bor.
Latin politiabor.
Middle French policeder.
English policebor.
Swahili polisi

    Borrowed from English police.

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    polisi class IX (plural polisi class X)

    1. police (an organisation that enforces the law)

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    polisi class V (plural mapolisi class VI)

    1. police officer

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    Tok Pisin

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    Etymology

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    From English policy.

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    polisi

    1. policy

    Turkish

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    Pronunciation

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

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    polisi

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

    Welsh

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    Etymology

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

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    polisi m (plural polisïau)

    1. policy

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    Mutated forms of polisi
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    polisi bolisi mholisi pholisi

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

    Further reading

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    • 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
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