# polisi
## Finnish
### Noun

polisi
* inflection of poli:
** second-person singular possessive form of nominative/genitive singular
** second-person singular possessive form of nominative/accusative plural

### Anagrams

* silpoi

## Ido
### Noun

polisi
* plural of poliso

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch politie (“police”), from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Cognate of Afrikaans polisie.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /poˈlisi/ [poˈli.si]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -isi
* Syllabification: po‧li‧si

### Noun

polisi (plural polisi-polisi)
* (uncountable) police
* (countable) police officer

#### Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay polisi.

#### Alternative forms

* poelisi
* polis (Standard Malay)

#### Derived terms

* dipolisikan
* kepolisian
* memolisikan

#### Compounds

* polisi air
* polisi cepek
* polisi ekonomi
* polisi hukum
* polisi hutan
* polisi keagamaan
* polisi khusus kereta api
* polisi lalu lintas
* polisi militer
* polisi moral
* polisi negara
* polisi pamongpraja
* polisi perairan
* polisi rahasia
* polisi samaran
* polisi susila
* polisi syariah
* polisi tidur

### Further reading

* “polisi” 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.

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɔ.li.si]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -si, -i
* Hyphenation: po‧li‧si

### Etymology 1

From English policy, from Middle French policie, from Late Latin politia (“citizenship; government”), classical Latin polītīa (in Cicero), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía, “citizenship; polis, (city) state; government”), from πολίτης (polítēs, “citizen”).

#### Noun

polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi, informal 1st possessive polisiku, 2nd possessive polisimu, 3rd possessive polisinya)
* (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) A policy:
** A principle of behaviour, conduct etc. thought to be desirable or necessary, especially as formally expressed by a government or other authoritative body and implemented by its actions.
    Synonym: dasar
** (law) A contract of insurance.

##### Compounds

* polisi insurans
* polisi kerajaan

### Etymology 2

From Dutch politie (“police”), from Middle Dutch policie, from Middle French policie, from Latin politia (“state, government”), from Ancient Greek πολιτεία (politeía). Doublet of polis. First attested as politie in the Kitab Vortaro published in 1923.

#### Noun

polisi (Jawi spelling ڤوليسي, plural polisi-polisi, informal 1st possessive polisiku, 2nd possessive polisimu, 3rd possessive polisinya)
* (Indonesia: Riau) Alternative spelling of polis (“police”).
    Synonyms: polis, mata-mata, serdadu

##### Affixations

* kepolisian

### References

* Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 254
* Kamus Bahasa Indonesia-Melayu Riau, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 1997, →ISBN, page 308

### Further reading

* “polisi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English police.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

polisi class IX (plural polisi class X)
* police (an organisation that enforces the law)

### Noun

polisi class V (plural mapolisi class VI)
* police officer

#### Synonyms

* (officer): afisa wa polisi, afisa wa usalama

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English policy.

### Noun

polisi
* policy

## Turkish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /poliˈsi/
* Hyphenation: po‧li‧si

### Noun

polisi
* inflection of polis:
** accusative singular
** third-person singular possessive

## Welsh
### Etymology

From English policy from Middle French policie, from Latin polītīa (“citizenship; government”), from Ancient Greek πολῑτείᾱ (polīteíā, “citizenship, government”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔlɪsi/

### Noun

polisi m (plural polisïau)
* policy

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “polisi”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies