tantangan

Indonesian

Etymology

From tantang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanˈta.ŋan/
• Rhymes: -ŋan
• Hyphenation: tan‧ta‧ngan

Noun

tantangan

1. challenge
   1. a confrontation; a dare
      1. an antagonization or instigation intended to convince a person to perform an action they otherwise would not
      2. a bid to overcome something
      3. (sports) an attempt to take possession; a tackle
      4. a summons to fight a duel; also, the letter or message conveying the summons
   2. a difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty

Further reading

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