pertahanan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation tahan +‎ per- -an, inherited from Malay pertahanan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərtaˈhanan/ [pər.t̪aˈha.nan]
  • Rhymes: -anan
  • Syllabification: per‧ta‧ha‧nan

Noun

pêrtahanan (plural pertahanan-pertahanan)

  1. defense

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of tahan +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /pə(r)taˈhanan/ [pə(r).t̪aˈha.nan]
  • (Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /pərtaˈhanan/ [pər.t̪aˈha.nan]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Hyphenation: per‧ta‧ha‧nan

Noun

pertahanan (Jawi spelling ڤرتاهنن, plural pertahanan-pertahanan or pertahanan2)

  1. defence

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: pertahanan (inherited)

Further reading