devolusi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch devolutie (“devolution”), from Middle French dévolution, from Medieval Latin devolutio, devolutionis, from Latin devolvo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.vo.ˈlu.si/
• Rhymes: -si
• Hyphenation: de‧vo‧lu‧si

Noun

devolusi (plural devolusi-devolusi)

1. devolution:
   1. degeneration
   2. (biology) the notion that species can revert to supposedly more primitive forms over time.
   3. (government) the transfer of some powers and the delegation of some functions from a central government to local government (e.g. from the U.K. parliament to Scottish parliament and Welsh assembly).

Further reading

• “devolusi” 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.