penjelasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed jelas +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pənd͡ʒəˈlasan/ [pəɲ.d͡ʒəˈlas.an]
• Rhymes: -asan
• Syllabification: pen‧je‧las‧an

Noun

penjelasan (plural penjelasan-penjelasan)

1. explanation
2. (law) elucidation

   Synonym: memori

3. (construction) pre-bid meeting

   Synonym: anweizing

Further reading

• “penjelasan”, 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
• Yuswardi Saliya; Sugeng Rahardjo; Bambang Panudju; Ismet Darwis; Sri Probo Sudarmo; George The (1978), Daftar Istilah Arsitektur [Glossary of Architecture] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of jelas +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəɲ.d͡ʒə.la.san]

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• Hyphenation: pen‧je‧las‧an

Noun

penjelasan (Jawi spelling ڤنجلسن, plural penjelasan-penjelasan or penjelasan²)

1. A clarification, explanation or elucidation.

   Synonyms: keterangan, huraian

2. Completion (of a job, debt, etc.)
3. (banking, finance) A clearing (process of exchanging transaction information and authorisation through a central institution or system to complete and settle those transactions).

Further reading

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