persenyawaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of senyawa +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərsəɲaˈwaan/ [pər.sə.ɲaˈwa.(ʔ)an]
  • Rhymes: -aan
  • Syllabification: per‧se‧nya‧wa‧an

Noun

pêrsênyawaan (plural persenyawaan-persenyawaan)

  1. (chemistry) compounding: the act of mixing or combining substances to make a compound
    Synonym: penyebatian (Standard Malay)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Standard Malay usage can be seen in persenyawaan.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of senyawa +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /pə(r)sə(r)ɲaˈwaan/ [pə(r).sə(r).ɲaˈwa.an]
  • (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pərsə(r)ɲaˈwaan/ [pər.sə(r).ɲaˈwa.an]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: per‧sen‧ya‧wa‧an

Noun

persenyawaan (Jawi spelling ڤرسڽاواءن, plural persenyawaan-persenyawaan or persenyawaan2)

  1. (Malaysia) fertilisation
    Synonyms: fertilisasi (Indonesia), pembuahan (Indonesia), penghamilan (Indonesia)

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in persenyawaan.

Further reading