potongan
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay potongan. By surface analysis, potong + -an. Replaced Dutch aftrek (“deduction”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /poˈtoŋan/ [poˈt̪o.ŋan]
- Rhymes: -oŋan
- Syllabification: po‧to‧ngan
Noun
potongan (plural potongan-potongan)
- bit, part, piece, share, slice
- (biology) section
- ellipsis of potongan harga
- (finance) abatement
- (tourism) allowance
- cutting
Derived terms
Compounds
- potongan badan
- potongan celana
- potongan gaji
- potongan harga
- potongan kata
- potongan mobil
- potongan muka
- potongan pajak
- potongan piksi
- potongan rambut
- potongan sikat
- potongan tunai
Further reading
- “potongan”, 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
- Bunbunan E. J. Hutampea; Soemarso S. R.; Jan Hoesada; Indriani Eko Yulianto; Meity Taqdir Qodratillah; T. B. Gultom (1993), Kamus Keuangan [Dictionary of Finance] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, page 43: “potongan”
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (/a/-variety, Baku, schwa-variety, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /poˈtoŋan/ [poˈt̪o.ŋan]
- Rhymes: -oŋan, -ŋan, -an
- Hyphenation: po‧to‧ngan
Noun
potongan (Jawi spelling ڤوتوڠن, plural potongan-potongan or potongan2)
- a cut; a slice; a piece cut off.
- Synonym: hirisan
- Saya mahu dua potongan kek.
- I want two slices of cake.
- a discount; a deduction.
- Synonym: diskaun
- Kedai itu menawarkan potongan harga sebanyak 20%.
- The shop offers a 20% discount.
- a style; a model; a fashion cut.
- Synonym: stail
- Dia suka potongan rambut pendek. ― She likes short hairstyle cuts.
Descendants
- > Indonesian: potongan (inherited)
Further reading
- "potongan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017