pe- -an

Indonesian

Circumfix

pe- -an

1. An unproductive circumfix whose meanings largely overlap with those of per- -an with which it sometimes has variant forms.

   ‎dalam (“deep”) → ‎pedalaman (“hinterland”)

   ‎tualang (“vagabond”) → ‎petualangan (“adventure”)

   ‎kubur (“grave”) → ‎pekuburan (“graveyard”) (along with the variant form perkuburan)

Derived terms

Indonesian terms circumfixed with pe- -an

pedalaman

pedesaan

pedoman

pelengkapan

pemasukan

petualangan

References

• James N. Sneddon (2010) Indonesian : a comprehensive grammar, 2 edition, London: Roultedge, →ISBN, →OCLC, section 1.103, page 48