bendungan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay bendungan. Equivalent to bendung +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /bənˈduŋan/ [bənˈdu.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -uŋan
• Syllabification: ben‧du‧ngan

Noun

bendungan (plural bendungan-bendungan)

1. dam (structure placed across a flowing body of water)

   Synonyms: dam, empangan (Malay), tanggul

Derived terms

• bendungan kering
• bendungan tailing

Further reading

• “bendungan”, 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