gabungan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed gabung +‎ -an, inherited from Malay gabungan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈbʊŋan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ga‧bung‧an

Noun

gabungan (plural gabungan-gabungan, first-person possessive gabunganku, second-person possessive gabunganmu, third-person possessive gabungannya)

1. combined, joint, consolidated, collective, composite.
2. alliance, federation, consolidation, merger, fusion, community.
3. union:
   1. That which is united, or made one; something formed by a combination or coalition of parts or members; a confederation; a consolidated body; a league.
   2. (set theory) The set containing all of the elements of two or more sets.

      Synonym: kesatuan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “gabungan” 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.