keterangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay keterangan, synchronically analysable as terang +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kətəˈraŋan/ [kə.t̪əˈra.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • Syllabification: ke‧te‧ra‧ngan

Noun

kêtêrangan (plural keterangan-keterangan)

  1. detail, explanation
  2. (grammar) adjunct
  3. (law) testimony (statements made by a witness in court)
  4. (cartography) legend (a key to the symbols and color codes on a map, chart, etc)
    Synonym: legenda

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of terang +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kətəˈraŋan/ [kə.t̪əˈra.ŋan]
  • Rhymes: -aŋan
  • Hyphenation: ke‧te‧ra‧ngan

Noun

keterangan (Jawi spelling کترڠن, plural keterangan-keterangan)

  1. explanation
    Synonym: penjelasan
  2. (law) Statements made by a witness in court; testimony.

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: keterangan (inherited)
  • Tausug: katarrangan

Further reading