spekulasi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch speculatie, from Middle Dutch speculacie, from Latin speculātiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [spɛkuˈlasi]
- Hyphenation: spè‧ku‧la‧si
Noun
spekulasi (plural spekulasi-spekulasi, first-person possessive spekulasiku, second-person possessive spekulasimu, third-person possessive spekulasinya)
- speculation:
- a conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
- Synonyms: agak, ajukan, dugaan, nubuat, nujuman, perkiraan, prakiraan, prasangka, rabaan, ramalan, sangkaan, sinyalemen, tebakan, tekaan, terkaan, asumsi, hitungan, kira-kiraan
- an investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
- a conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere theory; notion; conjecture.
Derived terms
- berspekulasi
- menspekulasikan
Related terms
- spekulan
- spekulatif
- spekulator
Further reading
- “spekulasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.