bacaan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed baca + -an, from Malay bacaan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈt͡ʃaan/
- Hyphenation: ba‧ca‧an
Noun
bacaan (first-person possessive bacaanku, second-person possessive bacaanmu, third-person possessive bacaannya)
- reading:
- reading material: something to read.
- the process of interpreting written language.
- an interpretation.
- a piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.
Further reading
- “bacaan” 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
baca (“to read”) + -an
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba.t͡ʃa.an/
- Rhymes: -an
Noun
bacaan (Jawi spelling باچاءن, plural bacaan-bacaan, informal 1st possessive bacaanku, 2nd possessive bacaanmu, 3rd possessive bacaannya)
- reading (items that can be read)
- bahan bacaan ― reading materials
- reading of written materials
- bacaan puisi ― poetry reading
Descendants
- Indonesian: bacaan
Further reading
- “bacaan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.