balasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of balas +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈlasan/ [baˈla.san]
• Rhymes: -asan
• Syllabification: ba‧la‧san

Noun

balasan (plural balasan-balasan)

1. reply
   1. a written or spoken response; part of a conversation.
   2. something given in reply.
2. response
3. answer
4. requital, typically one that is retaliatory in nature; a reprisal, revenge.

Further reading

• “balasan”, 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

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈlasan/ [baˈla.san]
• Rhymes: -asan, -san, -an
• Hyphenation: ba‧la‧san

Etymology 1

Combination of balas +‎ -an.

Noun

balasan (Jawi spelling بالسن, plural balasan-balasan)

1. answer, response

   Synonyms: jawapan, jawaban

2. reward, requital, recompense

   Synonym: ganjaran

3. punishment, retribution

   Synonyms: ganjaran, hukuman

Descendants

• > Indonesian: balasan (inherited)

Etymology 2

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Noun

balasan (Jawi spelling بالسن, plural balasan-balasan)

1. (obsolete) balsam

   Synonym: balsam

Further reading

• "balasan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "balasan" at PRPM first version)