penangkapan

Indonesian

Etymology

inherited from Malay penangkapan. Equivalent to tangkap +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pənaŋˈkapan/ [pə.naŋˈka.pan]
  • Rhymes: -apan
  • Syllabification: pe‧nang‧ka‧pan

Noun

penangkapan (plural penangkapan-penangkapan)

  1. (law, law enforcement) arrest: the act of taking someone into custody by a person or entity with legal authority
  2. catching
  3. capture
  4. (proscribed) detention, seizure
  5. (fishing) fishing

Derived terms

  • penangkapan ikan ilegal
  • penangkapan ikan terukur
  • penangkapan neutron

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