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, first-person possessive alusiku, second-person possessive alusimu, third-person possessive alusinya)

1. (literature) allusion: an indirect reference; a hint; a reference to something supposed to be known, but not explicitly mentioned.

   Synonym: kiasan

Further reading

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