permisi

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• permissie (pre-1947)

Etymology

From Dutch permissie, Middle Dutch permissie, from Middle French permission, from Latin permissio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərˈmisi]
• Hyphenation: pêr‧mi‧si

Noun

permisi (plural permisi-permisi, first-person possessive permisiku, second-person possessive permisimu, third-person possessive permisinya)

1. permission
   1. authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority).

      Synonyms: izin, perkenan

   2. leave: permission to be absent; time away from one's work.

      Synonyms: cuti, perlop

2. forgiveness, apology

Interjection

permisi

1. Said as a polite request for an individual's attention; to pass, to apologize for one's inconvenience, equivalent to pardon, or excuse me

Derived terms

• memermisikan

 

Further reading

• “permisi” 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.

Italian

Verb

permisi

1. first-person singular past historic of permettere

Anagrams

• esprimi, impresi, premisi

Latin

Verb

permīsī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of permittō