tahunan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed tahun (“year”) +‎ -an, inherited from Malay تاهونن (tahunan, “annually”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /taˈhunan/ [t̪aˈhu.nan]
• Rhymes: -unan
• Syllabification: ta‧hu‧nan

Noun

tahunan (plural tahunan-tahunan)

1. annual thing

Further reading

• “tahunan” 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

tahun +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /tahonan/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /tahʊnan/
• Rhymes: -onan, -nan, -an

Adjective

tahunan (Jawi spelling تاهونن)

1. annual (happening once a year), yearly (happening once a year)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: tahunan (inherited)

Further reading

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