pemilihan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay pemilihan. Equivalent to pilih +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəmiˈlihan/ [pə.miˈli.han]
• Rhymes: -ihan
• Syllabification: pe‧mi‧li‧han

Noun

pêmilihan (plural pemilihan-pemilihan)

1. selection, choosing (the act of making a choice)
2. vote

   Synonym: suara

3. (government, politics) voting

   Synonym: pemungutan suara

   Synonym: pengundian (Standard Malay)

4. (government, politics) election

   Synonym: pilihan raya (Standard Malay)

Compounds

• pemilihan berjenjang
• pemilihan bertingkat
• pemilihan langsung
• pemilihan legislatif
• pemilihan pemeran
• pemilihan presiden langsung
• pemilihan umum

Further reading

• “pemilihan”, 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

Affixed pilih +‎ pe- -an.

Noun

pemilihan (Jawi spelling ڤميليهن, plural pemilihan-pemilihan or pemilihan²)

1. selection

Further reading

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