percobaan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• pertjobaan (1947–1972)

Etymology

Affixed coba (“try”) +‎ per- -an. Semantic loan from Dutch poging (“attempt”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərt͡ʃoˈbaan/ [pər.t͡ʃoˈba.(ʔ)an]
• Rhymes: -aan
• Syllabification: per‧co‧ba‧an

Noun

pêrcobaan (plural percobaan-percobaan)

1. attempt: the action of trying at something

   Synonym: usaha

   1. (law) an attempt to commit a crime

      Synonym: tindak pidana

2. test

   Synonyms: cobaan, ujian

3. trial, experiment

   Synonyms: uji coba, uji kaji

Further reading

• “percobaan”, 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