garisan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed garis +‎ -an. Semantic loan from Javanese ꦒꦫꦶꦱꦤ꧀ (garisan, “ruler”) for ruler sense.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡaˈrɪsan]

Noun

garisan (plural garisan-garisan, first-person possessive garisanku, second-person possessive garisanmu, third-person possessive garisannya)

1. line, marking.
2. (colloquial) ruler, a (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.

   Synonym: penggaris

Usage notes

The line, marking sense is related to the product of line as a verb. For line as an object description, the word garis is used instead of garisan.

Further reading

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

Javanese

Romanization

garisan

1. Romanization of ꦒꦫꦶꦱꦤ꧀