pembukaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of buka +‎ peng- -an.

• For obstetrical sense of cervical dilatation, semantic loan from Dutch ontsluiting.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəm.buˈka.ʔan/
• Hyphenation: pêm‧bu‧ka‧an

Noun

pembukaan (plural pembukaan-pembukaan)

1. opening,
   1. (literally) an act or instance of making or becoming open
   2. (chess) the first few moves in a game of chess
   3. the opening sequence of any event; kick-off
2. unveiling,
   1. the act of unveiling or uncovering
   2. a ceremony for the first public showing of something
3. the act of revealing something; disclosure
4. the act of establishing; establishment
5. a short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute; preamble
6. the first in a series of events, items etc; the first remark or sentence of a conversation; opener
7. (obstetrics) cervical dilation: the opening of the cervix, the entrance to the uterus, during childbirth

Synonyms

• (preamble): mukadimah, pendahuluan
• (_): pendahuluan, permulaan
• (act of unveiling): penyingkapan

Further reading

• “pembukaan”, 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