deplesi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch depletie, from Latin depletio, depletionem, from depleō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /deˈplesi/
• Rhymes: -si, -i
• Hyphenation: dep‧le‧si

Noun

deplesi (plural deplesi-deplesi, first-person possessive deplesiku, second-person possessive deplesimu, third-person possessive deplesinya)

1. depletion:
   1. The act of depleting, or the state of being depleted; exhaustion. The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished.

      Synonyms: kehabisan, penipisan

   2. (accounting, mining) gradual expense or use of natural resources over time.

      Synonym: susutan (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• deplesi garam

 

Further reading

• “deplesi” 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.