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)
- (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
- “persenyawaan”, 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 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)
- (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
- "persenyawaan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017