pertanyaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From tanya +‎ per- -an, from Malay pertanyaan.

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərtaˈɲaan/ [pər.t̪aˈɲa.(ʔ)an]
Rhymes: -aan
Syllabification: per‧ta‧nya‧an

Noun

pêrtanyaan (plural pertanyaan-pertanyaan)

question

Hyponyms

pertanyaan keliling
pertanyaan langsung
pertanyaan retoris
pertanyaan taklangsung

Further reading

“pertanyaan” 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

tanya +‎ per- -an

Noun

pertanyaan (Jawi spelling ڤرتاڽاءن, plural pertanyaan-pertanyaan)

question
Synonym: soalan

Further reading

“pertanyaan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.