pecahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed pecah +‎ -an, from Malay pecahan. The sense of fraction is a semantic loan from Dutch breuk (“fraction”, literally “fracture, break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.t͡ʃa.han/
• Rhymes: -han, -an
• Hyphenation: pê‧cah‧an

Noun

pêcahan (plural pecahan-pecahan)

1. fragment

   Synonym: serpihan

2. (mathematics) fraction
3. (finance) denomination: a unit in a series of money.

   Synonym: denominasi

Derived terms

• pecahan berulang
• pecahan lancung
• pecahan murni
• pecahan takmurni

 

Further reading

• “pecahan” 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

From pecah (broken) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.t͡ʃa.han/
• Rhymes: -han, -an

Noun

pecahan (Jawi spelling ڤچهن, plural pecahan-pecahan, informal 1st possessive pecahanku, 2nd possessive pecahanmu, 3rd possessive pecahannya)

1. (mathematics) fraction

Derived terms

• pecahan tak wajar
• pecahan wajar

 

Further reading

• "pecahan" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “pecahan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.