sebutan
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.ˈbʊt.an/
- Rhymes: -an
- Hyphenation: sê‧but‧an
Noun
sebutan (plural sebutan-sebutan)
- pronunciation
- Synonyms: lafal, ucapan, pelafalan (more common)
- (grammar) predicate
- title, the way one is addressed (e.g. Mr. or Sir)
- nickname
- something that's on everyone's lips
- Synonyms: buah mulut, gamit-gamitan
- quotation, citation
- Synonym: kutipan
- term, concept
- Synonym: istilah
Malay
Etymology
From sebut (to speak, to pronounce) + -an.
Noun
sebutan (Jawi spelling سبوتن, plural sebutan-sebutan)
- pronunciation
- Synonym: pelafalan (Indonesian)
Further reading
- “sebutan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.