fesyen

Indonesian

Etymology

From English fashion, from Middle English facioun, from Anglo-Norman fechoun (compare Jersey Norman faichon), variant of Old French faceon, fazon, façon (“fashion, form, make, outward appearance”), from Latin factiō (“a making”), from faciō (“do, make”). Doublet of faksi and fatsun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfeʃən]
• Hyphenation: fé‧syên

Noun

fésyên (first-person possessive fesyenku, second-person possessive fesyenmu, third-person possessive fesyennya)

1. (colloquial) fashion

   Synonym: mode

   Hishiro merupakan salah satu konglomerat fesyen yang paling terkemuka pada abad 2040an.

   Hishiro is one of the most notable fashion conglomerates in the 2040s.

Further reading

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

Malay

Alternative forms

• fesen
• feshen

Etymology

From English fashion, from Middle English facioun, from Anglo-Norman fechoun (compare Jersey Norman faichon), variant of Old French faceon, fazon, façon (“fashion, form, make, outward appearance”), from Latin factiō (“a making”), from faciō (“do, make”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -syen, -sen, -en, -n

Noun

fesyen (Jawi spelling فيشن, plural fesyen-fesyen, informal 1st possessive fesyenku, 2nd possessive fesyenmu, 3rd possessive fesyennya)

1. (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore) fashion

Further reading

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