pelepasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed lepas +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.ləˈpa.san/, [pə.ləˈpa.san]

Noun

pelepasan

1. the act of releasing, abandoning or liberating
2. farewell

   Synonym: perpisahan

3. release, freeing
4. discharge
5. dismissal: deprivation of office; the fact or process of being fired from employment or stripped of rank.
6. (figurative) anus

   Synonyms: anus, dubur

Alternative forms

• pengelepasan, penglepasan

Further reading

• “pelepasan” 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.