pemandulan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of mandul +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəmanˈdulan/ [pə.manˈdul.an]
  • Rhymes: -ulan
  • Syllabification: pe‧man‧dul‧an

Noun

pemandulan (plural pemandulan-pemandulan)

  1. (biology, medicine) sterilization, sterilisation (a procedure to permanently prevent an organism from reproducing)
    Synonyms: pensterilan, sterilisasi

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of mandul +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku) IPA(key): /pəmanˈdulan/ [pə.manˈdu.lan]
  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /pəmanˈdolan/ [pə.manˈdo(l).lan]
  • Hyphenation: pe‧man‧du‧lan

Noun

pemandulan (Jawi spelling ڤمندولن, plural pemandulan-pemandulan or pemandulan2)

  1. sterilization

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