jangankan

Indonesian

Etymology

jangan +‎ -kan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ŋan.kan/
• Hyphenation: ja‧ngan‧kan
• Rhymes: -kan, -an

Conjunction

jangankan

1. let alone, much less

   Jangankan belajar, baca saja dia tak bisa.

   He cannot even read, let alone study

   Synonyms: kendati, apalagi, usahpun

Further reading

• “jangankan” 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.