revolusi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, Malay revolusi borrowed from Dutch revolutie, from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [revoˈlusi]
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: ré‧vo‧lu‧si

Noun

révolusi (plural revolusi-revolusi)

1. revolution:
   1. (politics) a political upheaval in a government or nation state characterized by great change
   2. (politics) the removal and replacement of a government, especially by sudden violent action
   3. a sudden, vast change in a situation, a discipline, or the way of thinking and behaving
   4. (astronomy) the movement of an object in a circular or elliptical course around another or about an axis or center

Derived terms

• berevolusi
• direvolusi
• merevolusi

• revolusi biru
• revolusi budaya
• revolusi hijau
• revolusi industri
• revolusi mental
• revolusi sepak bola

Related terms

• evolusi
• evolusioner
• kontra revolusi
• kontra revolusioner
• revolusioner
• revolusionis

Further reading

• “revolusi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch revolutie, from French révolution, from Latin revolūtiō. First attested directly as revolutie in Kitab Vortaro published in 1923.

Noun

revolusi (Jawi spelling ريۏولوسي, plural revolusi-revolusi or revolusi²)

1. revolution

Related terms

• evolusi
• revolusioner

Descendants

• → Indonesian: revolusi

Further reading

• "revolusi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "revolusi" at PRPM first version)