perkalian

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed of kali (times) +‎ per- -an. Coined after independence, being cited for example in Poerwadarminta (1976) of which the first edition appeared in 1953, though not yet in Zain (1957).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pər.kaˈli.an/, [pər.kaˈli.an]

Noun

pêrkalian (plural perkalian-perkalian)

  1. (mathematics) multiplication

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