pesimis
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch pessimist, from French pessimiste.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /peˈsimis/ [peˈsi.mɪs]
- Rhymes: -imis
- Syllabification: pe‧si‧mis
Noun
pesimis (plural pesimis-pesimis or para pesimis)
Related terms
Further reading
- “pesimis”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from English pessimist.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pesimis/
- Rhymes: -mis, -is
- Hyphenation: pé‧si‧mis
Adjective
pesimis (Jawi spelling ڤيسيميس, comparative lebih pesimis, superlative paling pesimis)
- pessimistic
- Synonyms: pesimistik, pesimistis (Indonesian)
- Antonyms: optimis, optimistik
Noun
pesimis (Jawi spelling ڤيسيميس, plural pesimis-pesimis or pesimis2)
Related terms
- pesimisme (pessimism)
Further reading
- "pesimis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017