kependekan

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of pendek +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kə.pen.de.kan], [kə.pen.deʔ.kan]
  • Hyphenation: ke‧pen‧de‧kan

Noun

kependekan (Jawi spelling کڤينديقن, plural kependekan-kependekan)

  1. The quality of being short; shortness.
    Kependekannya tidak tertanding.
    His/Her shortness is unmatched.
  2. (linguistics) An abbreviation.
    Synonym: singkatan
    'PC' ialah kependekan bagi 'personal computer'.
    'PC' is an abbreviation for 'personal computer'.

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