keganasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ganas +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay keganasan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəɡaˈnasan]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ga‧nas‧an

Noun

kêganasan (plural keganasan-keganasan)

1. ferocity, violence, viciousness, barbarity

   Synonyms: kebengisan, kebuasan, kegalakan, kegarangan

2. malignancy
   1. (oncology) a malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign

      Synonym: kanker

Further reading

• “keganasan”, 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

From ganas (“violent”) +‎ ke- -an.

Noun

keganasan (Jawi spelling کݢانسن, plural keganasan-keganasan or keganasan²)

1. violence

   Synonym: kekerasan (Indonesian)

2. terrorism

   Synonym: térorismê (Indonesian)

Descendants

• Indonesian: keganasan

Further reading

• "keganasan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "keganasan" at PRPM first version)