belakangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed belakang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bə.laˈka.ŋan/
• Hyphenation: be‧la‧ka‧ngan
• Rhymes: -ŋan, -an

Noun

bêlakangan

1. conclusively, eventually.

   Tapi belakangan ketahuan bahwa enam penanda tangan surat penyerahan bukit itu adalah fiktif.

   But eventually it was revealed that the six signatories of the letter handing over the hill were fictitious.

2. recently, as of late.

   Synonyms: baru-baru ini, belum lama ini, dewasa ini

3. later; subsequently.

   Synonyms: kemudian, menyusul

4. (colloquial) latecomer.

Further reading

• “belakangan” 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.