kekosongan

Indonesian

Etymology

From kosong (“empty”) +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəkoˈsoŋan/ [kə.koˈso.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -oŋan
  • Syllabification: ke‧ko‧so‧ngan

Noun

kêkosongan (plural kekosongan-kekosongan)

  1. emptiness (the state or feeling of being empty)
    Synonym: kehampaan
  2. vacancy (an unoccupied position or job)
  3. (physics) vacancy (defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice)
  4. shortage (Can we add an example for this sense?)
    Synonym: kekurangan
  5. gap, hiatus, blank(Can we add an example for this sense?)

Further reading

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