pertanyaan

Indonesian

Etymology

tanya +‎ per- -an, from Malay pertanyaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərtanˈjaan]

Noun

pêrtanyaan (first-person possessive pertanyaanku, second-person possessive pertanyaanmu, third-person possessive pertanyaannya)

1. question

Hyponyms

• pertanyaan keliling
• pertanyaan langsung
• pertanyaan retoris
• pertanyaan taklangsung

 

Further reading

• “pertanyaan” 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

tanya +‎ per- -an

Noun

pertanyaan (Jawi spelling ڤرتاڽاءن, plural pertanyaan-pertanyaan, informal 1st possessive pertanyaanku, 2nd possessive pertanyaanmu, 3rd possessive pertanyaannya)

1. question

   Synonym: soalan

Further reading

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