bosan
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bosan. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -an
Adjective
bosan
- bored (impatient or dissatisfied because one lacks interest in one's current activity)
- Synonym: jemu
- bored (uninterested or inattentive because of frequent exposure or indulgence)
- bored (annoyed about something that has continued for too long)
- Synonyms: muak, jelak
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- membosankan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dibosankan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- kebosanan [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- kebosanan [resemblance / passive] (ke-an)
- pembosan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- bosan-bosan [reduplication] (redup)
- sebosan [comparability] (se-)
Further reading
- “bosan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Spanish
Verb
bosan
- third-person plural present indicative of bosar