dukungan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dukungan. Equivalent to dukung +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /duˈkuŋan/ [duˈku.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -uŋan
• Syllabification: du‧ku‧ngan

Noun

dukungan (plural dukungan-dukungan)

1. (literal) carried on the back
2. backing
3. endorsement
4. support
5. back up

Derived terms

• dukungan bahasa alami
• dukungan sosial

Further reading

• “dukungan”, 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

Etymology

Affixation of dukung +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [du.ko.ŋan], [do.ko.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -ŋan, -an
• Hyphenation: du‧ku‧ngan

Noun

dukungan (Jawi spelling دوکوڠن, plural dukungan-dukungan or dukungan²)

1. something that is carried
2. the state of being carried or piggybacked (of a child)
3. position where something or someone would be carried (e.g. the hips, back, hands, etc.)
4. support, backing, endorsement

   Synonyms: sokongan, pertolongan, bantuan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: dukungan (inherited)

Further reading

• "dukungan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017