konsonan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch consonant, from Old French consonant, from Latin cōnsonāns (“sounding with”), from the prefix con- (“with”) + the present participle sonāns (“sounding”), from sonāre (“to sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɔnˈsonan]
• Hyphenation: kon‧so‧nan

Noun

konsonan (first-person possessive konsonanku, second-person possessive konsonanmu, third-person possessive konsonannya)

1. (phonetics) consonant

   Synonym: huruf mati

Derived terms

• konsonan ambisilabis
• konsonan silabis

 

Further reading

• “konsonan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔnsonan/

Noun

konsonan

1. consonant

Synonyms

• bunyi mati
• huruf mati

Related terms

• vokal