gerhana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay gerhana, from Sanskrit ग्रहण (grahaṇa, “eclipse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡər.ha.na/
• Hyphenation: gêr‧ha‧na

Noun

gerhana (first-person possessive gerhanaku, second-person possessive gerhanamu, third-person possessive gerhananya)

1. (astronomy) eclipse, passage of a planetary object between others.

Adjective

gerhana

1. (figurative) in trouble.

Synonyms

• (eclipse): eklips

Further reading

• “gerhana” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese grahana (ꦒꦿꦲꦤ, “eclipse”), from Old Javanese, from Sanskrit ग्रहण (grahaṇa, “eclipse”).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /ɡər.ha.na/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ɡər.ha.nə/

Noun

gerhana (Jawi spelling ݢرهان, plural gerhana-gerhana, informal 1st possessive gerhanaku, 2nd possessive gerhanamu, 3rd possessive gerhananya)

1. (astronomy) eclipse, passage of a planetary object between others.

Synonyms

• (eclipse): eklips

Derived terms

• gerhana matahari (“solar eclipse”)
• gerhana bulan (“lunar eclipse”)

References

• Edi Sedyawati et al. (1994). Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini. Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia. Page 72.

Further reading

• “gerhana” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.