patahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed patah +‎ -an. The sense “fault” is a semantic loan from Dutch breuk (“fault”, literally “fracture”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈtahan/
  • Rhymes: -an, -n
  • Hyphenation: pa‧tah‧an

Noun

patahan (plural patahan-patahan)

  1. (seismology) fault: A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity
    Synonym: sesar

Further reading

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