hambatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed hambat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hamˈbatan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ham‧bat‧an

Noun

hambatan (plural hambatan-hambatan, first-person possessive hambatanku, second-person possessive hambatanmu, third-person possessive hambatannya)

1. resistance;
   1. something for resisting motion.

      Synonyms: rintangan, tahanan

   2. (electricity) synonym of hambatan listrik
2. (electronics) synonym of resistor
3. (mechanics) drag: resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.

Further reading

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