kekurangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed kurang +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kekurangan. Cognate to Tagalog kakulangan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəkuˈraŋan/ [kə.kuˈra.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: ke‧ku‧ra‧ngan

Noun

kêkurangan (plural kekurangan-kekurangan)

1. lack; deficiency; shortage

Further reading

• “kekurangan” 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

Affixed kurang +‎ ke- -an. Cognate to Tagalog kakulangan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəkuˈraŋan/ [kə.kuˈra.ŋan]
• Hyphenation: ke‧ku‧ra‧ngan

Noun

kekurangan (Jawi spelling ککورڠن, plural kekurangan-kekurangan, informal 1st possessive kekuranganku, 2nd possessive kekuranganmu, 3rd possessive kekurangannya)

1. lack; deficiency; shortage

Further reading

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