kekosongan

Indonesian

Etymology

kosong (“empty”) +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəkoˈso.ŋan/
• Hyphenation: ke‧ko‧song‧an

Noun

kêkosongan (first-person possessive kekosonganku, second-person possessive kekosonganmu, third-person possessive kekosongannya)

1. emptiness: the state or feeling of being empty.

   Synonym: kehampaan

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

   Synonym: kekurangan

4. 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.