penglihatan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From lihat +‎ peng- -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəŋliˈhatan/ [pəŋ.liˈha.t̪an]
  • Rhymes: -atan
  • Syllabification: peng‧li‧ha‧tan

Noun

pênglihatan (uncountable)

  1. eyesight
    Synonym: (uncommon) penglihat
    1. vision or the faculty of sight
    2. view or the range of vision
  2. sight
    Synonym: (uncommon) penglihat
    1. the ability to see
    2. the act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye

Derived terms

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Affixation of lihat +‎ peng- -an.

This formation is an exception to the pattern whereby words starting in /l/ would be prefixed with pe- -an and not peng- -an as the allophonic form of peng- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəŋ.li.ha.tan]
  • Rhymes: -tan, -an
  • Hyphenation: peng‧li‧hat‧an

Noun

penglihatan (Jawi spelling ڤڠليهتن)

  1. The ability to see; eyesight, vision.
  2. The faculty of sight.
  3. Anything that is viewed or looked at.
    Synonym: pandangan
  4. The action of process of looking.

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