tunjuk perasaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of tunjuk (“to show”) +‎ perasaan (“feeling”), from Malay tunjuk perasaan. Replaced by unjuk rasa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʊnjʊk̚ pərasaan/
• Hyphenation: tun‧juk‧pe‧ra‧sa‧an

Noun

tunjuk perasaan (first-person possessive tunjuk perasaanku, second-person possessive tunjuk perasaanmu, third-person possessive tunjuk perasaannya)

1. (dated) demonstration

   Synonyms: demonstrasi, unjuk rasa

Usage notes

The tunjuk perasaan is standard word of standard Malay in Brunei, Malaysia, and Singapore.

Further reading

• “tunjuk perasaan” 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.