bacaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From baca +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈt͡ʃa.ʔan/
• Rhymes: -ʔan
• Hyphenation: ba‧ca‧an

Noun

bacaan

1. reading
   1. (uncountable) the process of interpreting written language

      Synonym: pembacaan

   2. (uncountable) the process of interpreting a symbol, a sign or a measuring device

      Synonym: pembacaan

   3. (linguistics) a pronunciation associated with a particular character or word; particularly in East Asian scripts

      Synonym: pembacaan

   4. something to read; reading material
2. reading material (anything produced for the purpose of being read; a collective term for books, magazines, newspapers, etc.)

Further reading

• “bacaan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

baca (“to read”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.t͡ʃa.an/
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

bacaan (Jawi spelling باچاءن, plural bacaan-bacaan, informal 1st possessive bacaanku, 2nd possessive bacaanmu, 3rd possessive bacaannya)

1. reading (items that can be read)

   bahan bacaan ― reading materials

2. reading of written materials

   bacaan puisi ― poetry reading

Descendants

• Indonesian: bacaan

Further reading

• “bacaan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.