potensi
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- poténsi (Standard Malay)
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch potentie (“potency”), from Latin potentia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [poˈtɛnsi]
- Rhymes: -si, -i
- Hyphenation: po‧tèn‧si
Noun
potènsi (plural potensi-potensi, first-person possessive potensiku, second-person possessive potensimu, third-person possessive potensinya)
- potency
- Synonyms: kekuatan, kesanggupan, daya
Adjective
potènsi
- potential
Affixed terms
- berpotensi
- memotensikan
Related terms
- potensial
Further reading
- “potensi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.