kesesakan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed sesak + ke- -an, inherited from Malay kesesakan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə.sə.ˈsak.an/
- Rhymes: -an, -n
- Hyphenation: kê‧sê‧sak‧an
Noun
kêsêsakan (plural kesesakan-kesesakan)
- tightness
- Synonym: kesempitan
- narrow-mindedness
- Synonym: kepicikan
- hardship
- Synonym: kesukaran
Further reading
- “kesesakan” 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
kesesakan (Jawi spelling کسسقن, plural kesesakan-kesesakan)
- congestion, jam
- Synonym: kemacetan (Indonesian)
- overcrowding
- tightness (of chest)
- Synonyms: keeratan, eratnya, keketatan, ketatnya, (in stomach) kesenakan.
- squash
Descendants
- Indonesian: kesesakan
Further reading
- “kesesakan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.