kelangkaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed langka +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.laŋ.ˈka.an/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: kê‧lang‧ka‧an

Noun

kêlangkaan (plural kelangkaan-kelangkaan, first-person possessive kelangkaanku, second-person possessive kelangkaanmu, third-person possessive kelangkaannya)

1. (economics) scarcity

   Synonym: kekurangan

Further reading

• “kelangkaan” 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.