kekosongan

Indonesian

Etymology

From kosong (“empty”) +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəkoˈsoŋan/ [kə.koˈso.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -oŋan
• Syllabification: ke‧ko‧so‧ngan

Noun

kêkosongan (plural kekosongan-kekosongan)

1. emptiness (the state or feeling of being empty)

   Synonym: kehampaan

2. vacancy (an unoccupied position or job)
3. (physics) vacancy (defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice)
4. shortage (Can we add an example for this sense?)

   Synonym: kekurangan

5. gap, hiatus, blank(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Further reading

• “kekosongan” 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.