angkatan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aŋˈkatan/ [aŋˈkat̪̚.an]
• Rhymes: -atan
• Syllabification: ang‧kat‧an

Etymology 1

Reconstructed as angkat (“to lift”) +‎ -an, from Malay angkatan (“military expedition, parade”, literally “lift”), from Classical Malay اڠكتن (angkatan).

• The sense of generation is a semantic loan from Dutch generatie from Komisi Bahasa (1944).
• The sense of force is a semantic loan from Dutch lichting (“conscription, draft”, literally “lifting”).

Noun

angkatan (plural angkatan-angkatan)

1. lift, a rise; a degree of elevation
2. (military) force, a group that aims to attack, control, or constrain

   Synonyms: bala tentara, pasukan

3. generation:
   1. a single step or stage in the succession of natural descent

      Synonym: generasi

   2. a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit

      Synonyms: generasi, turunan

   3. (chiefly literature) a group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.
   4. descendants, progeny
4. batch, generation, wave
5. (education) cohort, school class: a group of students who commenced their education during a particular year

   Synonym: rombongan belajar

6. synonym of jabatan (“function, position, post; office”)
7. descendant (one who is the progeny of someone)

   Synonyms: keturunan, turunan, pancaran

8. someone who likes to be lifted up (praised)
9. something complete
10. synonym of pengangkatan
11. synonym of keangkatan

Compounds

• angkatan babe gue
• angkatan balai pustaka
• angkatan baru
• angkatan bersenjata
• angkatan darat
• angkatan empat puluh lima
• angkatan enam puluh enam
• angkatan kelima
• angkatan kerja
• angkatan laut
• angkatan muda
• angkatan negara
• angkatan penerus
• angkatan perang
• angkatan pujangga baru
• angkatan pujangga lama
• angkatan siber
• angkatan udara

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Banjarese [Term?].

Noun

angkatan (plural angkatan-angkatan)

1. a tool made of woven rattan, used to carry sand mixed with soil or stones in the mining area [since 2024]

Further reading

• “angkatan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875), “angkatan”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenboekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen‎^[2], Zwolle: H. M. van Dorp.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aŋˈkatan]
• Rhymes: -tan, -an

Noun

angkatan (Jawi spelling اڠکتن, plural angkatan-angkatan or angkatan²)

1. lift, a rise; a degree of elevation.
2. force, a group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
3. generation, a single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit.

   Synonym: generasi

Classifier

angkatan (singular seangkatan)

1. classifier for an organised group of people or vehicles, usually political or military.

   Seangkatan kapal ― A fleet of ships

Further reading

• "angkatan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017