penggalan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of penggal +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋˈɡa.lan/
• Rhymes: -lan, -an, -n
• Hyphenation: pêng‧ga‧lan

Noun

pênggalan

1. (of a reading, story, etc.) part (a fraction of a whole)
2. fragment (a part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not)
3. (obsolete) a pole that is made of bamboo

Further reading

• “penggalan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.