bangunan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bangun +‎ -an, inherited from Malay bangunan. Compare to Chinese 建物 (“building”, literally “to establish; to found + thing; object”), Japanese 建物(たてもの) (tatemono).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baˈŋʊnan]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ngun‧an
• Rhymes: -nan, -an, -n

Noun

bangunan (plural bangunan-bangunan, first-person possessive bangunanku, second-person possessive bangunanmu, third-person possessive bangunannya)

1. building: something built.

Alternative forms

• bangoenan (superseded)

Derived terms

• bangunan liar
• bangunan megalitik
• bangunan permanen
• bangunan semipermanen

 

Further reading

• “bangunan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

bangun +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baŋunan/
• Rhymes: -ŋunan, -unan, -nan

Noun

bangunan (Jawi spelling باڠونن‎, plural bangunan-bangunan, informal 1st possessive bangunanku, 2nd possessive bangunanmu, 3rd possessive bangunannya)

1. building

Descendants

• Indonesian: bangunan

References

• "bangunan" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “bangunan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.