telekomunikasi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch telecommunicatie, from French télécommunication, from Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle, distant, far off, afar) + Latin communicare (to share).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /telekomuniˈkasi/ [t̪e.le.ko.mu.niˈka.si]
  • Rhymes: -asi
  • Syllabification: te‧le‧ko‧mu‧ni‧ka‧si

Noun

telekomunikasi or télékomunikasi (plural telekomunikasi-telekomunikasi)

  1. telecommunication:
    1. (uncountable) the science and technology of the communication of messages over a distance using electric, electronic or electromagnetic impulses
    2. (uncountable) systems used in transmitting such signals

Alternative forms

  • telkom

Derived terms

  • bertelekomunikasi
  • pertelekomunikasian

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