bantahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bantah +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈtahan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ban‧tah‧an

Noun

bantahan (plural bantahan-bantahan, first-person possessive bantahanku, second-person possessive bantahanmu, third-person possessive bantahannya)

1. defense, rebuttal; objection

   Synonyms: ingkaran, sanggahan, sangkalan, tolakan

Further reading

• “bantahan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

Affixed bantah +‎ -an.

Noun

bantahan (Jawi spelling بنتهن, plural bantahan-bantahan, informal 1st possessive bantahanku, 2nd possessive bantahanmu, 3rd possessive bantahannya)

1. objection
2. protest

Further reading

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