angkatan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Reconstructed as angkat (“to lift”) + -an, from Malay angkatan (“military expedition, parade”, literally “lift”), from Classical Malay اڠكتن (angkatan).
- The sense of generation is a semantic loan from Dutch generatie from Komisi Bahasa (1944).
- The sense of force is a semantic loan from Dutch lichting (“conscription, draft”, literally “lifting”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
angkatan (first-person possessive angkatanku, second-person possessive angkatanmu, third-person possessive angkatannya)
- lift, a rise; a degree of elevation.
- force, a group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
- generation, a single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit.
- class: a group of students who commenced their education during a particular year.
Compounds edit
References edit
Further reading edit
- “angkatan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
- Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875) “angkatan”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen[2], H. M. van Dorp
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
angkatan (Jawi spelling اڠکتن, plural angkatan-angkatan, informal 1st possessive angkatanku, 2nd possessive angkatanmu, 3rd possessive angkatannya)
- lift, a rise; a degree of elevation.
- force, a group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
- generation, a single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit.
- Synonym: generasi
Classifier edit
angkatan (singular seangkatan)
- classifier for an organised group of people or vehicles, usually political or military.
- Seangkatan kapal ― A fleet of ships
Further reading edit
- “angkatan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.