perjalanan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of jalan + per- -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərd͡ʒaˈlanan/ [pər.d͡ʒaˈla.nan]
- Rhymes: -anan
- Syllabification: per‧ja‧la‧nan
Noun
pêrjalanan
- trip (a journey; an excursion or jaunt)
- journey
- a set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage;
- (figurative) any process or progression likened to a journey, especially one that involves difficulties or personal development
- (rare) walking (the act of something that walks)
- (uncountable, figurative, rare) behavior (human conduct relative to social norms)
Further reading
- “perjalanan” 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.