pertahanan
Indonesian
Etymology
From per- + tahan + -an, inherited from Malay pertahanan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pərtaˈhanan/
- Hyphenation: pêr‧ta‧han‧an
Noun
pêrtahanan (first-person possessive pertahananku, second-person possessive pertahananmu, third-person possessive pertahanannya)
- defence
Further reading
- “pertahanan” 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
From per- + tahan + -an.
Noun
pertahanan (Jawi spelling ڤرتاهنن, plural pertahanan-pertahanan, informal 1st possessive pertahananku, 2nd possessive pertahananmu, 3rd possessive pertahanannya)
- defense
Further reading
- “pertahanan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.