literasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From English literacy (influenced by French littératie and Dutch -tie).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /litəˈrasi/ [li.t̪əˈra.si]
• Rhymes: -asi
• Syllabification: li‧te‧ra‧si

Noun

litêrasi (plural literasi-literasi)

1. literacy:
   1. the ability to read and write
   2. the ability to understand and evaluate something
2. the use of letters to represent sounds or words

Hyponyms

• literasi baca tulis
• literasi baca-tulis
• literasi budaya
• literasi digital
• literasi finansial
• literasi gizi
• literasi informasi
• literasi internet
• literasi jaringan
• literasi keuangan
• literasi kewargaan
• literasi komputer
• literasi matematika
• literasi media
• literasi numerasi
• literasi perpustakaan
• literasi politik
• literasi sains
• literasi saintifik
• literasi siber
• literasi teknologi
• literasi visual

Derived terms

• diliterasikan
• keliterasian
• meliterasikan

Related terms

• literati
• literatur
• literer

Further reading

• “literasi”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English literacy.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliteɾasi/ [ˌliː.t̪ɛ.ɾɐˈsɪ]
• Rhymes: -iteɾasi
• Syllabification: li‧te‧ra‧si

Noun

líterasí (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜆᜒᜇᜐᜒ)

1. literacy

Related terms

• literal
• literaryo
• literati
• literato
• literatura

Further reading

• “literasi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025