perhubungan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed hubung + per- -an, from Malay perhubungan.
- Displaced Dutch verhouding (“relation, connection”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pərhuˈbʊŋan]
- Hyphenation: pêr‧hu‧bung‧an
Noun
pêrhubungan (plural perhubungan-perhubungan)
- connection, relation
- transportation: the act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc
- Synonyms: angkutan, pengangkutan, transportasi
- communication
- Synonym: komunikasi
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay perhubungan.
- In Indonesia, the prevailing meaning of perhubungan is about transportation.
- In Singapore, the prevailing meaning of perhubungan is about communication.
- In Brunei, the prevailing meaning of perhubungan is about both transportation and communication.
Further reading
- “perhubungan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Noun
perhubungan (plural perhubungan-perhubungan)
- connection, relation.
- transportation: the act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
- communication
Usage notes
The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian perhubungan.
- In Indonesia, the prevailing meaning of perhubungan is about transportation.
- In Singapore, the prevailing meaning of perhubungan is about communication.
- In Brunei, the prevailing meaning of perhubungan is about both transportation and communication.
Descendants
- Indonesian: perhubungan
Further reading
- “perhubungan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.