alusi
Indonesian
Etymology
Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch allusie, from French allusion, from Latin allūsiōnem (“frolicking”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ˈlu.si/
- Rhymes: -si
- Hyphenation: a‧lu‧si
Noun
alusi (plural alusi-alusi)
- (literature) allusion: an indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned
- Synonyms: kiasan, kilatan
Further reading
- “alusi”, 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