iklan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān). Coined by Indonesian journalist Soedardjo Tjokrosisworo in 1951 with intention to replace adpertensi (current spelling advertensi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪklan/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -lan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ik‧lan

Noun

iklan (plural iklan-iklan, first-person possessive iklanku, second-person possessive iklanmu, third-person possessive iklannya)

1. advertisement (commercial solicitation)

   Synonyms: advertensi, pariwara, reklame

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengiklankan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• periklanan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• pengiklan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengiklanan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

• “iklan” 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 Arabic إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ik.lan/, [iʔ.lan]
• IPA^(key): /i.klan/, [i.klän]

• Audio (Myanmar); [i.klän]:

  (file)

Noun

iklan (Jawi spelling اعلان, plural iklan-iklan, informal 1st possessive iklanku, 2nd possessive iklanmu, 3rd possessive iklannya)

1. advertisement (commercial solicitation)

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengiklankan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• periklanan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• pengiklan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengiklanan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Further reading

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