afdeling

From German Abteilung, from ab- (“from”) +‎ Teil (“part”).^[1] Compare af-, dele (“divide, share”), -ing.

afdeling c (singular definite afdelingen, plural indefinite afdelinger)

1. part (group inside a larger group)
2. section
3. division (section of a large company)
4. department
5. branch
6. ward
7. block
8. unit
9. detachment
10. compartment

• afdeeling (before 1934)

From afdelen +‎ -ing.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑvˌdeː.lɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: af‧de‧ling

afdeling f (plural afdelingen, diminutive afdelinkje n)

1. department, branch
2. section, part
3. (military, chiefly artillery) regiment, army unit consisting of more than one battalions

• Afrikaans: afdeling
• → Caribbean Javanese: afdéling
• → Indonesian: afdeling
• → Peranakan Indonesian: afdeeling

From Dutch afdeling.

• IPA^(key): /af.de.liŋ/
• Hyphenation: af‧dé‧ling

afdeling

1. (chiefly historical) department, branch
2. (formal or historical) section, part

• “afdeling” 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.