perkawinan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed kawin +‎ per- -an, inherited from Malay perkahwinan. Nominalization of berkawin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərkaˈwinan/ [pər.kaˈwi.nan]
• Rhymes: -inan
• Syllabification: per‧ka‧wi‧nan

Noun

pêrkawinan (plural perkawinan-perkawinan)

1. marriage

   Synonym: pernikahan

2. wedding
3. (zoology) mating

Alternative forms

• kawin

Derived terms

• perkawinan campuran
• perkawinan jojor
• perkawinan levirat
• perkawinan sekerabat
• perkawinan tungku

Further reading

• “perkawinan”, 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