renungan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of renung + -an, inherited from Malay renungan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /rəˈnuŋan/ [rəˈnu.ŋan]
- Rhymes: -uŋan
- Syllabification: re‧nu‧ngan
Noun
renungan (plural renungan-renungan)
- afterthought, reflection
- contemplation
- Synonym: kontemplasi
- meditation
- Synonym: meditasi
- daydreaming
- muse, musing
- speculation
- gaze
- thinking
- cogitation
- reflexion
Derived terms
- renungan hidup
Further reading
- “renungan”, 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rəˈnuŋan/ [rəˈnu.ŋan]
Noun
renungan (Jawi spelling رنوڠن, plural renungan-renungan or renungan2)
- contemplation; reflection; thought; the act of pondering.
- Kata-katanya memberikan banyak renungan kepada kami. ― His words gave us much reflection.
- stare; gaze; the act of looking intently.
- Renungan matanya membuat semua orang terdiam. ― His intense gaze made everyone fall silent.
Synonyms
Descendants
- > Indonesian: renungan (inherited)
Further reading
- "renungan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017