keruncingan

Indonesian

Etymology

From runcing +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kərunˈt͡ʃiŋan/ [kə.ruɲˈt͡ʃi.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -iŋan
• Syllabification: ke‧run‧ci‧ngan

Noun

kêruncingan (usually uncountable, plural keruncingan-keruncingan)

1. pointiness, spikiness
2. (of a pencil, pen etc.) sharpness

   Synonym: ketajaman

3. (figuratively, of a fight, situation, etc.) intensity

   Synonym: kesengitan

Further reading

• “keruncingan”, 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