fatsun

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch fatsoen (“decency”), from late Middle Dutch fatchoen, faetsoen, from Old French façon, from Latin factiōnem. Doublet of faksi and fesyen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfatsʊn]
• Hyphenation: fat‧sun

Noun

fatsun

1. decency

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) fatsoen

Further reading

• “fatsun” 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.