pelabuhan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pelabuhan. Equivalent to labuh +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəlaˈbuhan/ [pə.laˈbu.han]

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• Rhymes: -uhan
• Syllabification: pe‧la‧bu‧han

Noun

pelabuhan (plural pelabuhan-pelabuhan)

1. harbor
2. port

Derived terms

• pelabuhan alam (“natural harbor”)
• pelabuhan kontainer (“container port”)
• pelabuhan laut (“seaport”)
• pelabuhan masuk (“of ships, port of entry”)
• pelabuhan perikanan (“fishing port”)
• pelabuhan persinggahan (“port of call”)
• pelabuhan tikus (“illegal or unofficial port”)
• (uncommon or formal) pelabuhan udara (“airport”)

Further reading

• “pelabuhan”, 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

Affixation of labuh +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /pəlaˈbohan/ [pə.laˈbo(h).han]

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /pəlaˈbuhan/ [pə.laˈbu(h).han]
• Hyphenation: pe‧la‧buh‧an

Noun

pelabuhan (Jawi spelling ڤلابوهن, plural pelabuhan-pelabuhan or pelabuhan²)

1. harbour, port (place where ships moor)

   Synonym: labuhan (dated)

Descendants

• Indonesian: pelabuhan

Further reading

• "pelabuhan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017