provinsi

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch provincie (“province”), from Middle Dutch provincie, from Latin prōvincia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /proˈvinsi/, [proˈfin.si]
Hyphenation: pro‧vin‧si

Noun

provinsi (first-person possessive provinsiku, second-person possessive provinsimu, third-person possessive provinsinya)

(government) province:
1. (government) an administrative subdivision of certain countries.
2. (government) first-level administrative division in Indonesia with a gubernur as chief executive.

Alternative forms

propinsi (superseded)

Further reading

“provinsi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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