tegangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed tegang (“tense”) +‎ -an. Semantic loan from Dutch spanning (“tension, voltage”) for physics, psychology and literature senses, see also the loanword spaning.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [təˈɡaŋan]
• Hyphenation: tê‧gang‧an

Noun

têgangan (plural tegangan-tegangan, first-person possessive teganganku, second-person possessive teganganmu, third-person possessive tegangannya)

1. tension:
   1. the condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
   2. (physics) force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object.

      Synonym: tegasan (Standard Malay)

   3. (psychology) psychological state of being tense.
   4. (literature) a feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
2. (physics) ellipsis of tegangan listrik (“potential difference, voltage”).

   Synonyms: beda potensial, spaning, voltase

Related terms

• spaning
• tensi

 

Further reading

• “tegangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Old Saxon

Etymology

From te- +‎ gangan.

Verb

tegangan

1. to dissolve

Conjugation

Conjugation of tegangan (strong class 7)

infinitive	tegangan
indicative	present	past
1st person singular	tegangu	tegēng
2nd person singular	tegengis	tegēngi
3rd person singular	tegengid	tegēng
plural	tegangad	tegēngun
subjunctive	present	past
1st person singular	tegange	tegēngi
2nd person singular	teganges	tegēngis
3rd person singular	tegange	tegēngi
plural	tegangen	tegēngin
imperative	present
singular	tegang
plural	tegangad
participle	present	past
	tegangandi	tegangan