turunan

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /tuˈrunan/ [t̪uˈrun.an]
• Rhymes: -unan
• Syllabification: tu‧run‧an

Etymology 1

Affixed turun (“descent”) +‎ -an, inherited from Malay turunan, from, Classical Malay turunan (“descendant”). The sense “derivative” is a semantic loan from English derivative.

Noun

turunan (plural turunan-turunan)

1. (literal) something derived
2. descent
   1. a sloping passage
   2. lineage or hereditary derivation
3. descendant
   1. (now informal) one who is the progeny of someone

      Synonyms: keturunan, pancaran

   2. (linguistics) a (direct) derivative manuscript
4. (informal) crossbreed (descendants of national and foreigner)

   Synonym: peranakan

5. derivative:
   1. (calculus) the derived function of a function (the slope at a certain point on some curve $f(x)$)

      Synonym: derivatif

   2. (calculus) the value of this function for a given value of its independent variable

      Synonym: derivatif

   3. (chemistry) a chemical derived from another

      Synonym: derivatif

   4. (linguistics) a word that derives from another one

      Synonym: kata turunan

6. (calculus) differential: an infinitesimal change in a variable, or the result of differentiation

   Synonyms: bezaan (Malay), diferensial, kebezaan (Malay), pembeza (Malay), perbezaan (Malay)

7. (linguistics) progeniture (text created directly from the original source)

Usage notes

• Senses 1 and 2 (descendant and crossbreed) is not used in formal situation. Formal situation use keturunan instead.

Derived terms

• tujuh turunan

Etymology 2

Affixed turun (“copy”) +‎ -an.

Noun

turunan (plural turunan-turunan)

1. copy

   Synonyms: kopi, salinan, tindasan, tembusan

Further reading

• “turunan”, 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