penghinaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed hina +‎ peng- -an. Used as a semantic loan from Dutch belediging.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəŋhiˈnaan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: pêng‧hi‧na‧an

Noun

pênghinaan (first-person possessive penghinaanku, second-person possessive penghinaanmu, third-person possessive penghinaannya)

1. (law) insult, affront, verbal abuse
2. abasement, humiliation
3. contempt, scorn, defamation, libel

Derived terms

• penghinaan lisan
• penghinaan terhadap pengadilan

 

Further reading

• “penghinaan” 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.