balasan

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /balasan/
• Rhymes: -asan, -san, -an

Etymology 1

Combination of balas +‎ -an.

Noun

balasan (Jawi spelling بالسن, plural balasan-balasan, informal 1st possessive balasanku, 2nd possessive balasanmu, 3rd possessive balasannya)

1. answer, response

   Synonyms: jawapan, jawaban

2. reward, requital, recompense

   Synonym: ganjaran

3. punishment, retribution

   Synonyms: ganjaran, hukuman

Descendants

• Indonesian: balasan

Etymology 2

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Noun

balasan (Jawi spelling بالسن, plural balasan-balasan, informal 1st possessive balasanku, 2nd possessive balasanmu, 3rd possessive balasannya)

1. (obsolete) balsam

   Synonym: balsam

Further reading

• “balasan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.