perkawinan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed kawin +‎ per- -an, inherited from Malay perkahwinan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pər.ka.ˈwɪn.an/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: pêr‧ka‧win‧an

Noun

pêrkawinan (plural perkawinan-perkawinan)

1. marriage:
   1. the state of being married.
   2. a union of two or more people that creates a family tie and carries legal, social, and/or religious rights and responsibilities; the union of two people of opposite sex, to the exclusion of all others.

      Synonym: pernikahan

   3. wedding
2. wedding: marriage ceremony; ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage.
3. mating:
   1. (zoology) pairing of organisms for copulation.
   2. (zoology) sexual union; copulation.

Alternative forms

• kawin

Derived terms

• perkawinan campuran
• perkawinan jojor
• perkawinan levirat
• perkawinan sekerabat
• perkawinan tungku

Further reading

• “perkawinan” 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.