kecanggungan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kecanggungan. By surface analysis, canggung +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kət͡ʃaŋˈɡuŋan/ [kə.t͡ʃaŋˈɡu.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -uŋan
  • Syllabification: ke‧cang‧gu‧ngan

Noun

kêcanggungan (uncountable)

  1. awkwardness

Malay

Etymology

From canggung +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kət͡ʃaŋˈɡuŋan/ [kə.t͡ʃaŋˈɡu.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -uŋan
  • Hyphenation: ke‧cang‧gu‧ngan

Noun

kecanggungan (Jawi spelling کچڠݢوڠن)

  1. awkwardness

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kecanggungan

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