fertilisasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism, borrowed from Dutch fertilisatie (“fertilisation”), from French fertilisation.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /fɛrtiliˈsasi/ [fɛr.t̪i.liˈsa.si]
• Rhymes: -asi
• Syllabification: fer‧ti‧li‧sa‧si

Noun

fertilisasi (first-person possessive fertilisasiku, second-person possessive fertilisasimu, third-person possessive fertilisasinya)

1. fertilization:
   1. the act or process of rendering fertile.
   2. the act of fecundating or impregnating the gametes of animals, plants, etc.; including the process by which in flowers the pollen renders the ovule fertile, an analogous process in flowerless plants, or the joining of sperm and egg in animals.
   3. the act of applying fertilizer to soil.

Synonyms

• (rendering fertile, fecundating or impregnating the gametes): pembuahan
• (rendering fertile, fecundating or impregnating the gametes): penghamilan
• (rendering fertile, fecundating or impregnating the gametes): ڤرسڽاواءن (persenyawaan) (Standard Malay)
• (applying fertilizer): pemupukan
• (applying fertilizer): perabukan
• (applying fertilizer): ڤمباجاءن (pembajaan) (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• fertilisasi buatan
• fertilisasi internal
• fertilisasi mutual
• fertilisasi rangkap
• fertilisasi selektif
• fertilisasi sendiri
• fertilisasi silang
• fertilisasi telur
• heterofertilisasi
• tubulus fertilisasi

 

Further reading

• “fertilisasi” 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.