pungutan suara
Malay
Etymology
Compound of pungutan (“collection”) + suara (“voice”).
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): [pu.ŋo.tan su.a.rə]
- (Baku) IPA(key): [pu.ŋo.tan su.a.ra]
Noun
pungutan suara (Jawi spelling ڤوڠوتن سوارا, plural pungutan-pungutan suara or pungutan2 suara)
- (politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a referendum.
- Synonym: referendum
- (uncommon, politics) An election.
- Synonym: pilihan raya
Further reading
- "pungutan suara" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017