kesesakan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed sesak +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay kesesakan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.sə.ˈsak.an/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: kê‧sê‧sak‧an

Noun

kêsêsakan (plural kesesakan-kesesakan, first-person possessive kesesakanku, second-person possessive kesesakanmu, third-person possessive kesesakannya)

1. tightness

   Synonym: kesempitan

2. narrow-mindedness

   Synonym: kepicikan

3. hardship

   Synonym: kesukaran

Further reading

• “kesesakan” 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 sesak +‎ ke- -an.

Noun

kesesakan (Jawi spelling کسسقن, plural kesesakan-kesesakan, informal 1st possessive kesesakanku, 2nd possessive kesesakanmu, 3rd possessive kesesakannya)

1. congestion, jam

   Synonym: kemacetan (Indonesian)

2. overcrowding
3. tightness (of chest)

   Synonyms: keeratan, eratnya, keketatan, ketatnya, (in stomach) kesenakan.

4. squash

Descendants

• Indonesian: kesesakan

Further reading

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