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)

  1. reading:
    1. reading material: something to read.
    2. the process of interpreting written language.
    3. an interpretation.
    4. a piece of literature or passage of scripture read aloud to an audience.

Further reading

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)

  1. reading (items that can be read)
    bahan bacaan ― reading materials
  2. reading of written materials
    bacaan puisi ― poetry reading

Descendants

  • Indonesian: bacaan

Further reading

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