kekurangan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of kurang + ke- -an, from Malay kekurangan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəkuˈraŋan/ [kə.kuˈra.ŋan]
- Rhymes: -aŋan
- Syllabification: ke‧ku‧ra‧ngan
Noun
kêkurangan (plural kekurangan-kekurangan)
Further reading
- “kekurangan”, 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 kurang + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /kəkuˈraŋan/ [kə.kuˈra.ŋan]
- Rhymes: -ŋan, -an
- Hyphenation: ke‧ku‧ra‧ngan
Noun
kekurangan (Jawi spelling ککورڠن, plural kekurangan-kekurangan or kekurangan2)
- lack; deficiency; shortage; weakness
- Kita tidak boleh meneruskan projek ini kerana kekurangan bajet.
- We cannot continue this project due to a lack of budget.
- Kekurangan vitamin C boleh menyebabkan sistem imun menjadi lemah.
- Vitamin C deficiency can cause immune system to become weak.
- Syarikat itu mengalami masalah kekurangan kakitangan yang serius.
- The company is experiencing a serious staff shortage problem.
- Setiap manusia mempunyai kelebihan dan kekurangan masing-masing.
- Every human being has their own strengths and weaknesses.
Descendants
- > Indonesian: kekurangan (inherited)
Further reading
- "kekurangan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017