absensi
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch absentie (“absence”), from Latin absentia.
- Sense of attendance register (in Noun 2) is a semantic loan from Dutch absentielijst (“attendance register”, literally “absence + list”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ap̚ˈsɛnsi]
- Rhymes: -si, -i
- Hyphenation: ab‧sèn‧si
Noun
absènsi (plural absen-absen, first-person possessive absensiku, second-person possessive absensimu, third-person possessive absensinya)
- absence: failure to be present where one is expected, wanted, or needed; nonattendance; deficiency. (in school, work and others)
- Synonyms: absente, ketidakhadiran
Noun
absènsi (plural absen-absen, first-person possessive absensiku, second-person possessive absensimu, third-person possessive absensinya)
- (colloquial) attendance register: a tool to record the regularity of a person on a day to day basis.
- (colloquial) roll call: the reading aloud of a list of names, and subsequent responses, in order to determine who is present or absent.
- (colloquial) attendance: the state of attending; presence or waiting upon; the frequency with which one has been present for a regular activity or set of events.
- Synonyms: kehadiran, presensi
Related terms
- absen
- absente
See also
- presensi
Further reading
- “absensi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.