cekungan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of cekung +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈkuŋan/ [t͡ʃəˈkuŋ.an]
  • Rhymes: -uŋan
  • Syllabification: ce‧kung‧an

Noun

cekungan (plural cekungan-cekungan)

  1. depression (low area)
  2. basin
    1. rock formation scooped out by water erosion
    2. area of land that drains into a common outlet

Hyponyms

  • cekungan air tanah
  • cekungan anoksik

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