pembentangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bentang +‎ peng- -an, inherited from Malay pembentangan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəm.bən.ˈtaŋ.an/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: pem‧ben‧tang‧an

Noun

pembentangan (plural pembentangan-pembentangan, first-person possessive pembentanganku, second-person possessive pembentanganmu, third-person possessive pembentangannya)

1. spread, unfurling (of a flag), unrolling (of a carpet)
2. unfolding
3. straining, stretching

Further reading

• “pembentangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Affixed bentang +‎ peng- -an.

Noun

pembentangan (informal 1st possessive pembentanganku, 2nd possessive pembentanganmu, 3rd possessive pembentangannya)

1. spread, spreading
2. unfolding
3. presentation

   Synonym: presentasi (Indonesian)

Descendants

• Indonesian: pembentangan

Further reading

• “pembentangan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.