keganasan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ganas +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay keganasan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəɡaˈnasan]
  • Hyphenation: kê‧ga‧nas‧an

Noun

kêganasan (plural keganasan-keganasan)

  1. ferocity, violence, viciousness, barbarity
    Synonyms: kebuasan, kebengisan, kegalakan, kegarangan
  2. malignancy
    1. (oncology) a malignant cancer; specifically, any neoplasm that is invasive or otherwise not benign
      Synonym: kanker

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From ganas (violent) +‎ ke- -an.

Noun

keganasan (Jawi spelling کݢانسن, plural keganasan-keganasan)

  1. violence
    Synonym: kekerasan (Indonesian)
  2. terrorism
    Synonym: térorismê (Indonesian)

Descendants

  • Indonesian: keganasan

Further reading