peringatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ingat +‎ per- -an, inherited from Malay ڤرايڠتن (peringatan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərˈɪŋat̚an/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: pêr‧i‧ngat‧an

Noun

pêringatan (plural peringatan-peringatan)

1. warning, caution

   Synonym: amaran (Standard Malay)

2. commemoration:
   1. the act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event
   2. memorial: that which serves the purpose of commemorating

      Synonym: kenang-kenangan

3. remembrance:
   1. recollection: The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind
   2. memory, recollection: The state of being remembered, or held in mind

      Synonyms: ingatan, memori

   3. that which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered

      Synonyms: catatan, kenang-kenangan

Derived terms

• peringatan dini
• peringatan perorangan

Further reading

• “peringatan”, 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