kedatangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed datang +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay kedatangan.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kədaˈtaŋan/ [kə.daˈt̪a.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • Syllabification: ke‧da‧ta‧ngan

Noun

kedatangan (plural kedatangan-kedatangan)

  1. arrival
    Synonym: ketibaan
  2. attendance, presence
    Synonyms: kehadiran, kemunculan, keikutsertaan

Verb

kedatangan

  1. (transitive, adversative) to receive unexpected or unwelcome visit [with direct object ‘by something/someone’]
    • 1993, Ayub, Muhardi, Usman, Yasin, Tata Bahasa Minangkabau, page 97:
      Dia kedatangan tamu kemarin.
      He [unexpectedly] received guests yesterday.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

datang +‎ ke- -an

Noun

kedatangan (Jawi spelling کداتڠن, plural kedatangan-kedatangan)

  1. arrival

Further reading