persepuluhan

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From sepuluh +‎ per- -an. Calque of English decimal for sense of decimal. Calque of Hebrew מַעֲשֵׂר (ma'aser, tithe) for sense of tithe.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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persepuluhan (first-person possessive persepuluhanku, second-person possessive persepuluhanmu, third-person possessive persepuluhannya)

  1. decimal: a number expressed in the base-ten system.
    Synonym: desimal
  2. (Christianity) tithe: a contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship.
    Synonym: perpuluhan

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