kependudukan

Indonesian

Etymology

Circumfixed penduduk +‎ ke- -an or duduk +‎ ke- -an +‎ peng-, calque of Dutch bevolkingsleer (“demography”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəpənduˈdʊkan]
• Hyphenation: kê‧pên‧du‧duk‧an

Noun

kêpêndudukan (first-person possessive kependudukanku, second-person possessive kependudukanmu, third-person possessive kependudukannya)

1. demography: the study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.

   Synonym: demografi

2. residency: the condition of being a resident of a particular place.

Further reading

• “kependudukan” 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.