patahan
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Affixed patah + -an. The sense “fault” is a semantic loan from Dutch breuk (“fault”, literally “fracture”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]patahan (plural patahan-patahan)
- (seismology) fault: A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity.
- Synonym: sesar
Further reading
[edit]- “patahan” 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.