Editing Abbreviation (section)

=== Malay and Indonesian ===
In Southeast Asian languages, especially in [[Malay languages]], abbreviations are common; examples include [[Petronas]] (for ''Petroliam Nasional'', "National Petroleum"), its Indonesian equivalent [[Pertamina]] (from its original name ''Perusahaan Pertambangan Minyak dan Gas Bumi Negara'', "State Oil and Natural Gas Mining Company"), and [[Ministry of Transportation (Indonesia)|Kemenhub]] (from ''Kementerian Perhubungan'', "Ministry of Transportation").

Malaysian abbreviation often uses letters from each word, while Indonesia usually uses syllables; although some cases do not follow the style. For example, general elections in Malaysian Malay often shortened into PRU ('''p'''ilihan '''r'''aya '''u'''mum) while Indonesian often shortened into pemilu ('''pemil'''ihan '''u'''mum). Another example is Ministry of Health in which Malaysian Malay uses KKM ('''K'''ementerian '''K'''esihatan '''M'''alaysia), compared to Indonesian Kemenkes ('''Kemen'''terian '''Kes'''ehatan).