kedatangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed datang +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay kedatangan.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kədaˈtaŋan/ [kə.daˈt̪a.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: ke‧da‧ta‧ngan

Noun

kedatangan (plural kedatangan-kedatangan)

1. arrival

   Synonym: ketibaan

2. attendance, presence

   Synonyms: kehadiran, kemunculan, keikutsertaan

Verb

kedatangan

1. (transitive, adversative) to receive unexpected or unwelcome visit [with direct object ‘by something/someone’]
   • 1993, Ayub, Muhardi, Usman, Yasin, Tata Bahasa Minangkabau, page 97:

     Dia kedatangan tamu kemarin.

     He [unexpectedly] received guests yesterday.

Related terms

• berdatangan
• datang
• didatangi
• keterdatangan
• mendatang
• mendatangi
• pendatang

Further reading

• “kedatangan” 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

datang +‎ ke- -an

Noun

kedatangan (Jawi spelling کداتڠن, plural kedatangan-kedatangan)

1. arrival

Related terms

• berdatangan
• datang
• didatangi
• keterdatangan
• mendatang
• mendatangi
• pendatang

Further reading

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