gangguan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed ganggu (“to disturb”) + -an, calque of Dutch stoornis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡaŋˈɡuan]
- Hyphenation: gang‧gu‧an
Noun
gangguan
- disturbance
- hindrance
- Synonyms: halangan, rintangan
- nuisance, bother, annoyance
- impairment
- (medicine) disorder: a physical or mental malfunction.
Further reading
- “gangguan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.