percobaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed per- +‎ coba (“try”) +‎ -an. Semantic loan from Dutch poging (“attempt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərt͡ʃoˈbaan/
• Hyphenation: pêr‧co‧ba‧an

Noun

pêrcobaan (first-person possessive percobaanku, second-person possessive percobaanmu, third-person possessive percobaannya)

1. attempt: the action of trying at something.
   1. (law) an attempt to commit a crime.
2. test
3. trial, experiment.

Further reading

• “percobaan” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.