jangankan

Indonesian

Etymology

From jangan +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaˈŋankan/ [d͡ʒaˈŋan.kan]
• Rhymes: -ankan
• Syllabification: ja‧ngan‧kan

Conjunction

jangankan

1. let alone, much less

   Synonym: (informal) boro-boro

   Jangankan belajar, membaca buku saja dia tidak.

   Let alone studying, he doesn't even read books.

Usage notes

Used with saja.

Further reading

• “jangankan”, 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