tiruan

Indonesian

Etymology

tiru +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tiˈruan/ [t̪iˈru.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ti‧ru‧an

Noun

tiruan (plural tiruan-tiruan)

1. imitation

   Synonyms: buatan, imitasi

2. mock
3. mock-up

   Synonyms: mokap, replika

4. copy
5. counterfeit, fake, false, falsification, forgery, sham

   Synonyms: falsifikasi, palsu

6. replica, semblant

   Synonym: replika

7. synthetic
8. substitute
9. emulation
10. simulacrum
11. sophistication
12. similitude
13. (rhetoric) mimesis

    Synonym: mimesis

Further reading

• “tiruan”, 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