bangkitan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bangkit +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baŋˈkitan/ [baŋˈkit̪̚.an]
• Rhymes: -itan
• Syllabification: bang‧kit‧an

Noun

bangkitan (plural bangkitan-bangkitan)

1. reawakening of past issues
2. (dialect) harvest

   Synonym: hasil

3. awakening
4. resurrection
5. (medicine) excitation
6. (medicine) evocation: induction of a particular tissue produced by the action of an evocator
7. (medicine, neurology) seizure: a convulsion or other clinically detectable event caused by a sudden discharge of electrical activity in the brain

   Synonym: kejang

8. (dialect Riau) palm sap water catchment results

Derived terms

• bangkitan perjalanan

Further reading

• “bangkitan”, 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
• Sugito Wonodirekso, Abdul Latief, Menuk Hardaniwati, editors (2005), Glosarium Kedokteran [Medicine Glossary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, →ISBN