sabitan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed sabit (“sickle”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ˈbɪt̚.an/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: sa‧bit‧an

Noun

sabitan (plural sabitan-sabitan, first-person possessive sabitanku, second-person possessive sabitanmu, third-person possessive sabitannya)

1. the result of sickle activity.
2. (agriculture) swather, windrower
3. (botany) drepanium: a helicoid cyme whose successive pedicels are aligned on the same plane.

Further reading

• “sabitan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Affixed sabit (“permanent”) +‎ -an.

Noun

sabitan (Jawi spelling ابتن, plural sabitan-sabitan, informal 1st possessive sabitanku, 2nd possessive sabitanmu, 3rd possessive sabitannya)

1. (law) conviction

   (Indonesian) Synonym: pidana

Further reading

• “sabitan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.