penyebaran

Indonesian

Etymology

sebar +‎ peng- -an.

Noun

penyebaran (plural penyebaran-penyebaran, first-person possessive penyebaranku, second-person possessive penyebaranmu, third-person possessive penyebarannya)

1. spreading: the act by which something is spread.

   Synonyms: penyebaran, pelamparan, perebakan, penghamparan (Standard Malay)

2. (religion) propagation: winning new converts.

   Synonym: pendakwahan (Standard Malay)

3. diffusion: the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities; the gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.

Further reading

• “penyebaran” 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.

Malay

Noun

penyebaran (Jawi spelling ڤڽيبارن, plural penyebaran-penyebaran, informal 1st possessive penyebaranku, 2nd possessive penyebaranmu, 3rd possessive penyebarannya)

1. spread
2. spreading: the act by which something is spread.

   Synonyms: penyebaran, pelamparan, perebakan, penghamparan

   Synonym: penyebaran (Indonesian)

3. dissemination

   Synonym: diseminasi (Indonesian)

4. (optics) dispersion: the separation of visible light by refraction or diffraction.

   Synonyms: dispersi, tebaran (Indonesian)

5. dispersal
6. diffusion: the spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities; the gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.

   Synonym: penyebaran (Indonesian)

7. propagation: dissemination of something to a larger area or greater number.

Further reading

• “penyebaran” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.