penyelamatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed selamat +‎ peng- -an, inherited from Malay penyelamatan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.ɲə.la.ˈmat.an/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: pê‧nyê‧la‧mat‧an

Noun

pênyêlamatan (plural penyelamatan-penyelamatan, first-person possessive penyelamatanku, second-person possessive penyelamatanmu, third-person possessive penyelamatannya)

1. rescue
2. salvation:
   1. the process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.
   2. (Christianity) the process of being saved, the state of having been saved (from hell).
3. (finance) bailout

Further reading

• “penyelamatan” 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.