pertahanan

Indonesian

Etymology

From tahan +‎ per- -an, inherited from Malay pertahanan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pərtaˈhanan/
• Hyphenation: pêr‧ta‧han‧an

Noun

pêrtahanan (first-person possessive pertahananku, second-person possessive pertahananmu, third-person possessive pertahanannya)

1. defence

Further reading

• “pertahanan” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From tahan +‎ per- -an.

Noun

pertahanan (Jawi spelling ڤرتاهنن, plural pertahanan-pertahanan, informal 1st possessive pertahananku, 2nd possessive pertahananmu, 3rd possessive pertahanannya)

1. defense

Further reading

• “pertahanan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.