kelainan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed lain + ke- -an, inherited from Malay kelainan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə.la.ɪn.an/
- Rhymes: -nan
Noun
kelainan (plural kelainan-kelainan)
- difference
- Synonyms: perbedaan, ketidaksamaan
- abnormality, disorder
- Synonyms: abnormalitas, ketidaknormalan, kecacatan
- Kelainan bawaan. ― Congenital disorder.
Further reading
- “kelainan” 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
Noun
kelainan (Jawi spelling کلاءينن, plural kelainan-kelainan)
- difference
- Synonym: perbezaan
- variant
- (linguistics) one of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
- Synonym: varian (Indonesian)
- (linguistics) one of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
- variation
- diversity
Descendants
- Indonesian: kelainan
Further reading
- “kelainan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.