gerakan
Indonesian
Etymology
gerak + -an, inherited from Malay gerakan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡəˈrakan]
Noun
gerakan (first-person possessive gerakanku, second-person possessive gerakanmu, third-person possessive gerakannya)
- movement:
- physical motion between points in space.
- a trend in various fields or social categories, a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals.
Further reading
- “gerakan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
gerak + -an.
Noun
gerakan (Jawi spelling ݢرقن, plural gerakan-gerakan, informal 1st possessive gerakanku, 2nd possessive gerakanmu, 3rd possessive gerakannya)
- movement; motion
Descendants
- Indonesian: gerakan
Further reading
- “gerakan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.