kebohongan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of bohong +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəboˈhoŋan/ [kə.boˈhoŋ.an]
• Rhymes: -oŋan
• Syllabification: ke‧bo‧hong‧an

Noun

kebohongan (plural kebohongan-kebohongan)

1. lie (intentional falsehood)

Derived terms

• kebohongan publik

Further reading

• “kebohongan”, 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