iklan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān). Coined by Indonesian journalist Soedardjo Tjokrosisworo in 1951 with intention to replace adpertensi (current spelling advertensi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈiklan/ [ˈik̚.lan]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iklan
• Syllabification: ik‧lan

Noun

iklan (plural iklan-iklan, first-person possessive iklanku, second-person possessive iklanmu, third-person possessive iklannya)

1. advertisement (commercial solicitation)

   Synonyms: advertensi, pariwara, reklame

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• mengiklankan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• periklanan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• pengiklan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengiklanan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)

Descendants

• → Tetum: iklan

Further reading

• “iklan” 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

From Arabic إِعْلَان (ʔiʕlān). Attested in 1901.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.klan/, [i.klan]
  • Rhymes: -klan, -an
  • Hyphenation: i‧klan

  • Audio (Malaysia); [i.klan]:

    (file)

• IPA^(key): /ik.lan/, [iʔ.lan]
  • Rhymes: -lan, -an
  • Hyphenation: ik‧lan

Noun

iklan (Jawi spelling اعلان)

1. advertisement (commercial solicitation)

Affixations

• beriklan
• iklankan
• pengiklan
• pengiklanan
• periklanan

 

Further reading

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