polisi
Finnish
Noun
polisi
- second-person singular possessive of poli
Declension
| Inflection of polisi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | polisi | polisi | |
| genitive | polisi | poliesi | |
| partitive | poliasi | polejasi | |
| illative | poliisi | poleihisi | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | polisi | polisi | |
| accusative | nom. | polisi | polisi |
| gen. | polisi | ||
| genitive | polisi | poliesi | |
| partitive | poliasi | polejasi | |
| inessive | polissasi | poleissasi | |
| elative | polistasi | poleistasi | |
| illative | poliisi | poleihisi | |
| adessive | polillasi | poleillasi | |
| ablative | poliltasi | poleiltasi | |
| allative | polillesi | poleillesi | |
| essive | polinasi | poleinasi | |
| translative | poliksesi | poleiksesi | |
| instructive | — | poleisi | |
| abessive | polittasi | poleittasi | |
| comitative | — | poleinesi | |
Anagrams
- silpoi
Ido
Noun
polisi
- plural of poliso
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay polisi 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
- IPA(key): [poˈlisi]
- Rhymes: -si, -i
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧si
Noun
polisi (plural polisi-polisi, first-person possessive polisiku, second-person possessive polisimu, third-person possessive polisinya)
- police:
- (uncountable) a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintaining public order.
- (countable) The staff of such a department or agency, particularly its officers.
Usage notes
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.
Alternative forms
- polis (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- dipolisikan
- kepolisian
- memolisikan
Compounds
- polisi air
- polisi cepek
- polisi ekonomi
- polisi hukum
- polisi hutan
- polisi keagamaan
- polisi khusus kereta api
- polisi lalu lintas
- polisi militer
- polisi moral
- polisi negara
- polisi pamongpraja
- polisi perairan
- polisi rahasia
- polisi samaran
- polisi susila
- polisi syariah
- polisi tidur
Further reading
- “polisi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology 1
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”).
Noun
polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi, informal 1st possessive polisiku, 2nd possessive polisimu, 3rd possessive polisinya)
- policy.
Etymology 2
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.
Noun
polisi (plural polisi-polisi, informal 1st possessive polisiku, 2nd possessive polisimu, 3rd possessive polisinya)
- (Indonesia incl. Riau) alternative spelling of polis (“police”)
- Synonyms: polis, mata-mata, serdadu
References
- 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
Further reading
- “polisi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English police.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
polisi (n class, plural polisi)
- police (an organisation that enforces the law)
polisi (ma class, plural mapolisi)
- police officer
Synonyms
- (officer): afisa wa polisi, afisa wa usalama
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English policy.
Noun
polisi
- policy
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poliˈsi/
- Hyphenation: po‧li‧si
Noun
polisi
- inflection of polis:
- accusative singular
- third-person singular possessive
Welsh
Etymology
From English policy from Middle French policie, from Latin polītīa (“citizenship; government”), from Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā, “citizenship, government”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɔlɪsi/
Noun
polisi m (plural polisïau)
- policy
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| polisi | bolisi | mholisi | pholisi |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- 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