instrumen

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch instrument, from Middle Dutch instrument, from Old French instrument, from Latin īnstrūmentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪn.ˈstru.mɛn/
• Rhymes: -mɛn
• Hyphenation: in‧stru‧men

Noun

instrumen (plural instrumen-instrumen, first-person possessive instrumenku, second-person possessive instrumenmu, third-person possessive instrumennya)

1. instrument:
   1. a tool, implement used for manipulation or measurement.

      Synonyms: alat, perkakas

   2. (music) musical instrument: a device used to produce music.

      Synonyms: alat musik, instrumen musik

   3. a means or agency for achieving an effect.
   4. (law) a legal document, such as a contract, deed, trust, mortgage, power, indenture, or will.

Derived terms

• instrumen keuangan
• instrumen kredit
• instrumen navigasi
• instrumen petik
• instrumen pukul
• instrumen tiup

 

Related terms

• instrumental
• instrumentasi

 

Further reading

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