sebutan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed sebut + -an, from Malay sebutan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈbutan/ [səˈbu.t̪an]
- Rhymes: -utan
- Syllabification: se‧bu‧tan
Noun
sebutan (plural sebutan-sebutan)
- pronunciation
- (grammar) predicate
- title, the way one is addressed (e.g. Mr. or Sir)
- nickname
- something that's on everyone's lips
- Synonyms: buah mulut, gamit-gamitan
- quotation, citation
- Synonym: kutipan
- term, concept
- Synonym: istilah
Further reading
- “sebutan”, 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 sebut (to speak, to pronounce) + an.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /səˈbutan/ [səˈbu.t̪an]
- Rhymes: -an
- Hyphenation: se‧bu‧tan
Noun
sebutan (Jawi spelling سبوتن, plural sebutan-sebutan or sebutan2)
- pronunciation
- mention, utterance, reference
- Bimbang pula kalau-kalau sebutan itu ada hubungan dengannya. ― He worried that the mention might have something to do with him.
Descendants
- > Indonesian: sebutan (inherited)
Further reading
- "sebutan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017