pemilihan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed pilih +‎ peng- -an or peng- +‎ pilihan, from Malay pemilihan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəmiˈlɪhan]

Noun

pemilihan (uncountable)

1. selection: the process or act of selecting.
2. vote: an act or instance of participating in such a choice, e.g., by submitting a ballot

   Synonym: pemungutan suara

3. (government, politics) voting: action of the verb to vote.

   Synonym: pemungutan suara

   Synonym: pengundian (Standard Malay)

4. (government, politics) election: a process of choosing a representative by popular vote.

Compounds

• pemilihan berjenjang
• pemilihan bertingkat
• pemilihan langsung
• pemilihan legislatif
• pemilihan pemeran
• pemilihan presiden langsung
• pemilihan umum

 

Further reading

• “pemilihan” 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 pilih +‎ peng- -an.

Noun

pemilihan (Jawi spelling ڤميليهن, plural pemilihan-pemilihan, informal 1st possessive pemilihanku, 2nd possessive pemilihanmu, 3rd possessive pemilihannya)

1. selection

Further reading

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