sosial

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch sociaal, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [soˈsi.al]
• Hyphenation: so‧si‧al
• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

sosial

1. social, of or relating to society.
2. (colloquial) charitable.

Derived terms

• kesosialan

 

Related terms

• sosialis
• sosialisasi
• sosialisme
• sosiolog
• sosiologi
• sosiologis

 

Further reading

• “sosial” 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

Etymology

Borrowed from English social, from Middle French social, from Latin sociālis (“of or belonging to a companion or companionship or association, social”), from socius (“a companion, fellow, partner, associate, ally”), from sequor (“follow”).

Pronunciation

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [so.ʃəl], [so.si.əl]

  • Audio (Malaysia, [so.ʃəl]):

    (file)

  • Audio (Malaysia, [so.si.əl]):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -ʃəl, -iəl, -əl
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [so.si.al]

  • Audio (Malaysia, [so.si.al]):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -ial, -al
• Hyphenation: so‧si‧al

Adjective

sosial (Jawi spelling سوسيال)

1. Social:
   1. Extroverted or outgoing.

      budak sosial ― social kid

   2. Of or relating to society.

      Synonym: kemasyarakatan

   3. Relating to activities where people meet each other for pleasure.

      aktiviti sosial ― social activity

Affixations

• bersosial
• kesosialan

 

Compounds

• media sosial
• perjumpaan sosial
• sosial demokrasi
• sosial demokrat

 

Related terms

• sosialis
• sosialisasi
• sosialisme
• sosialit

 

Further reading

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin socialis, via French social.

Adjective

sosial (neuter singular sosialt, definite singular and plural sosiale, comparative mer sosial, superlative mest sosial)

1. social

Antonyms

• usosial

Derived terms

• sosialdemokrat
• sosialpsykologi

References

• “sosial” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin socialis, via French social.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʊsɪˈɑːl/

Adjective

sosial (neuter singular sosialt, definite singular and plural sosiale, comparative meir sosial, superlative mest sosial)

1. social
   • 1907, Einride Tveito, Forgjord: ei soga:

     Skulde eg so ynskja sosial Umstøyt? Nei, eg er for lat og likesæl til det.

     So should I desire social revolution? No, I am too lazy and indifferent for that.

Antonyms

• usosial

Derived terms

• sosialdemokrat

References

• “sosial” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.