perjuangan

Indonesian

Etymology

From juang +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərd͡ʒuˈaŋan/ [pər.d͡ʒuˈa.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: per‧ju‧a‧ngan

Noun

pêrjuangan (plural perjuangan-perjuangan)

1. struggle, a contortion of the body
2. (figurative) struggle, great effort

Derived terms

• perjuangan kelas (“class struggle”)

Further reading

• “perjuangan”, 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

Malay

Etymology

juang +‎ per- -an

Noun

perjuangan (Jawi spelling ڤرجواڠن, plural perjuangan-perjuangan or perjuangan²)

1. struggle, fight

Further reading

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