pertanyaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From tanya +‎ per- -an, from Malay pertanyaan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərtaˈɲaan/ [pər.t̪aˈɲa.(ʔ)an]
• Rhymes: -aan
• Syllabification: per‧ta‧nya‧an

Noun

pêrtanyaan (plural pertanyaan-pertanyaan)

1. question

Hyponyms

• pertanyaan keliling
• pertanyaan langsung
• pertanyaan retoris
• pertanyaan taklangsung

Further reading

• “pertanyaan”, 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

tanya +‎ per- -an

Noun

pertanyaan (Jawi spelling ڤرتاڽاءن, plural pertanyaan-pertanyaan or pertanyaan²)

1. question

   Synonym: soalan

Further reading

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