pembuaian

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of buai +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəm.buˈa.jan/
• Hyphenation: pêm‧bu‧a‧ian

Noun

pembuaian (first-person possessive pembuaianku, second-person possessive pembuaianmu, third-person possessive pembuaiannya)

1. cradling (the act by which one cradles a child etc.)

Further reading

• “pembuaian” 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.