penghinaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed hina +‎ peng- -an. Used as a semantic loan from Dutch belediging.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəŋhiˈnaan/
  • Rhymes: -an, -n
  • Hyphenation: pêng‧hi‧na‧an

Noun

pênghinaan (plural penghinaan-penghinaan)

  1. (law) insult, affront, verbal abuse
  2. abasement, humiliation
  3. contempt, scorn, defamation, libel

Derived terms

  • penghinaan lisan
  • penghinaan terhadap pengadilan

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