ulangan

See also: Ulangan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay ulangan. Equivalent to ulang +‎ -an. Examination sense is a semantic loan from Dutch repetitie.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /uˈlaŋan/ [uˈla.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: u‧la‧ngan

Noun

ulangan (plural ulangan-ulangan)

1. repetition
2. (in primary and secondary education only) an examination, during the academic term
3. (statistics) replication: the repetition of a test or complete experiment

Synonyms

• (education): kuis, tes, ujian
• (repetition): repetisi, salinan

Derived terms

• ulangan akhir semester
• ulangan harian
• ulangan tengah semester

Further reading

• “ulangan”, 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