permainan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay permainan. Equivalent to main +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pərmaˈinan/
Rhymes: -inan
Hyphenation: pêr‧mai‧nan

Noun

pêrmainan

game (a playful or competitive activity)
(obsolete) toy (something to play with)

Compounds

permainan video

See also

mainan (“toy”)

Further reading

“permainan” 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

main +‎ per- -an.

Noun

permainan (Jawi spelling ڤرماءينن, plural permainan-permainan)

game

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

sepermainan (“to play together”) [immediacy / habitual] (se-)

See also

mainan (“toy”)