timbalan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay timbalan. Equivalent to timbal (“to balance”) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /timˈbalan/ [t̪imˈba.lan]
  • Rhymes: -alan
  • Syllabification: tim‧ba‧lan

Noun

timbalan (countable and uncountable, plural timbalan-timbalan)

  1. something to balance

Further reading

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