persepuluhan
Indonesian
Etymology
- Calque of English decimal for sense of decimal.
- Calque of Hebrew מַעֲשֵׂר (ma'aser, “tithe”) for sense of tithe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pərsəpuˈluhan]
Noun
persepuluhan (plural persepuluhan-persepuluhan)
- decimal: a number expressed in the base-ten system
- Synonym: desimal
- (Christianity) tithe: a contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship
- Synonym: perpuluhan
Further reading
- “persepuluhan” 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.