kebenaran
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed ke- + benar + -an, from Malay kebenaran.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəbəˈnaran]
- Hyphenation: kê‧bê‧nar‧an
Noun
kêbênaran (plural kebenaran-kebenaran, first-person possessive kebenaranku, second-person possessive kebenaranmu, third-person possessive kebenarannya)
- validity; truthfulness
- Synonym: validitas
- reality
- Synonym: realitas
- justice
- Synonym: keadilan
- sincerity, honesty
- Synonym: kejujuran
- (obsolete) permission
- Synonyms: izin, perkenan, persetujuan
- (obsolete, dialect) coincidence
- Synonym: kebetulan
Further reading
- “kebenaran” 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
Combination of ke- + benar + -an
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəbənaran/
- Rhymes: -əbənaran, -ənaran, -aran, -an
Noun
kebenaran (Jawi spelling کبنرن, plural kebenaran-kebenaran, informal 1st possessive kebenaranku, 2nd possessive kebenaranmu, 3rd possessive kebenarannya)
- permission
- Kamu ada kebenarankah untuk pergi ke tandas?
- Do you have the permission to go to the toilet?
- justice; the good side (as opposed to the bad)
- Kebenaran akan tetap menang walau apapun yang terrjadi.
- Justice will always win no matter what happens.
- validity; truthfulness
- Pastikah kamu tentang kebenaran kajian ini?
- Are you sure about the validity of this research?
Related terms
- benar
- pembenaran
Descendants
- Indonesian: kebenaran
Further reading
- “kebenaran” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.