pemangkuan

Indonesian

Etymology

From pangku +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəmaŋˈkuan/ [pə.maŋˈku.an]
  • Syllabification: pe‧mang‧ku‧an

Noun

pêmangkuan (plural pemangkuan-pemangkuan)

  1. the act of holding someone in one's lap
  2. (figurative, uncommon) synonym of pengelolaan (management)

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