keganasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ganas +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay keganasan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəɡaˈnasan]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ga‧nas‧an

Noun

kêganasan (uncountable)

1. ferocity, violence, viciousness, barbarity

   Synonyms: kebuasan, kebengisan, kegalakan, kegarangan

2. malignancy
   1. (oncology) a malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign.

      Synonym: kanker

Further reading

• “keganasan” 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 ganas (“violent”) +‎ ke- -an.

Noun

keganasan (Jawi spelling کݢانسن, plural keganasan-keganasan, informal 1st possessive keganasanku, 2nd possessive keganasanmu, 3rd possessive keganasannya)

1. violence

   Synonym: kekerasan (Indonesian)

2. terrorism

   Synonym: térorismê (Indonesian)

Descendants

• Indonesian: keganasan

Further reading

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