permukaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed muka +‎ per- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pərmuˈkaan/, [pər.muˈka.ʔan]
  • Hyphenation: pêr‧mu‧ka‧an
  • Rhymes: -an

Noun

pêrmukaan (plural permukaan-permukaan)

  1. surface (the overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid)
    Aku suka menatapi cerminan diriku di atas permukaan air.
    I like looking at my reflection on the surface of the water.

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