stesen

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English station, from Middle English estacioun, from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin statiōnem, accusative of statiō (“standing, post, job, position”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stesen/, /steʃən/
  • Rhymes: -en, -ən
  • Hyphenation: sté‧sén, sté‧syen

Noun

stesen (Jawi spelling ستيسين, plural stesen-stesen)

  1. station:
    1. Place for passenger vehicles (buses, trains, taxis, etc.) to stop.
    2. Place that has specialized equipment to provide certain services or to perform certain activities.
      stesen hidroelektrik ― hydroelectric (power) station
    3. A radio wave channel.

Derived terms

  • stesen jana kuasa (“power station”)
  • stesen minyak (“petrol/gas station”)
  • stesen radio (“radio station”)

Further reading

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