percintaan

Indonesian

Etymology

cinta +‎ per- -an

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərt͡ʃinˈtaan/ [pər.t͡ʃinˈt̪a.an]
• Rhymes: -aan
• Syllabification: per‧cin‧ta‧an

Noun

pêrcintaan

1. romance (an intimate relationship between two people)
2. (obsolete) mourning (the act of expressing or feeling sorrow or regret)

Further reading

• “percintaan” 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.