perkalian

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed of kali (“times”) +‎ per- -an. Coined after independence, being cited for example in Poerwadarminta (1976) of which the first edition appeared in 1953, though not yet in Zain (1957).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pər.kaˈli.an/, [pər.kaˈli.an]

Noun

pêrkalian (first-person possessive perkalianku, second-person possessive perkalianmu, third-person possessive perkaliannya)

1. (mathematics) multiplication

Further reading

• “perkalian” 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.