pengangkatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of angkat +‎ peng- -an. Semantic loan from Dutch aanstelling.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəŋaŋˈkatan/ [pəŋ.aŋˈkat̪̚.an]
  • Rhymes: -atan
  • Syllabification: peng‧ang‧kat‧an

Noun

pengangkatan (plural pengangkatan-pengangkatan)

  1. appointment (placing into a position of power)

References

  1. ^ Medan Bahasa[1] (in Indonesian), Djakarta: Balai Bahasa Republik Indonesia, Kementerian Pendidikan, Pengadjaran, dan Kebudajaan, 1950

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