letupan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of letup +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ləˈtupan/ [ləˈt̪u.pan]
  • Rhymes: -upan
  • Syllabification: le‧tu‧pan

Noun

lêtupan (plural letupan-letupan)

  1. explosion
    Synonyms: ledakan, letusan
    1. a violent release of energy
    2. sound of explosion; boom

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of letup +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ləˈtopan/ [ləˈt̪o.pan]
    • Rhymes: -opan, -an
  • (Baku) IPA(key): /ləˈtupan/ [ləˈt̪u.pan]
    • Rhymes: -upan, -an
  • Hyphenation: le‧tu‧pan

Noun

letupan (Jawi spelling لتوڤن, plural letupan-letupan)

  1. explosion[1]
    Synonyms: ledakan, letusan
    1. a violent release of energy
    2. sound of explosion; boom
  2. (phonetics) (konsonan ~) plosive[1]
    Synonyms: hentian, plosif
    Synonym: letup (Indonesia)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "letupan" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

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