simpulan
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Affixed simpul (“knot”) + -an.
- Inherited from Malay simpulan (“knot”).
- Sense of conclusion, semantic loan from Chinese 結論/结论 (“conclusion”, literally “knot, to bear + measure, to bind”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
simpulan (plural simpulan-simpulan, first-person possessive simpulanku, second-person possessive simpulanmu, third-person possessive simpulannya)
- knot
- conclusion
- Synonyms: kesimpulan, konklusi
- inference
- Synonym: inferensi
- Synonyms: inferens, penakbiran, penakbiran (Standard Malay)
Further reading edit
- “simpulan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
simpulan (Jawi spelling سيمڤولن, plural simpulan-simpulan, informal 1st possessive simpulanku, 2nd possessive simpulanmu, 3rd possessive simpulannya)
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: simpulan
Further reading edit
- “simpulan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.