perengkahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed rengkah +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.rəŋ.ˈkah.an/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: pê‧rêng‧kah‧an

Noun

pêrêngkahan (plural perengkahan-perengkahan, first-person possessive perengkahanku, second-person possessive perengkahanmu, third-person possessive perengkahannya)

1. (chemistry, engineering) cracking: the thermal decomposition of a substance, especially that of crude petroleum in order to produce petrol / gasoline.

   Synonym: peretakan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “perengkahan” 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.