kegunaan
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəɡuˈnaan/ [kə.ɡuˈna.(ʔ)an]
- Rhymes: -aan
- Syllabification: ke‧gu‧na‧an
Noun
kegunaan (plural kegunaan-kegunaan)
- use, purpose, utility
- utility
- benefit
- Synonyms: faedah, kepentingan, manfaat
- advantage
- concern, importance, interest, prominence, significance
- Synonym: kepentingan
Derived terms
- kegunaan praktis
Further reading
- “kegunaan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of guna + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəɡunaan/, [kəɡunaʔan]
- Rhymes: -an
- Hyphenation: ke‧gu‧na‧an
Noun
kegunaan (Jawi spelling کݢوناءن, plural kegunaan-kegunaan or kegunaan2)
- A use of something.
- (preceded by "untuk") The benefit of someone; the use of someone.
- Synonym: kepentingan
- Laluan ini disediakan hanya untuk kegunaan orang OKU.
- This lane was prepared solely for the use of disabled people.
Adjective
kegunaan (Jawi spelling کݢوناءن, comparative lebih kegunaan, superlative paling kegunaan)
- Used by someone.
- komputer kegunaan Adam ― computer that is used by Adam
Further reading
- "kegunaan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017