abaian

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of abai +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈbai̯an/ [aˈbai̯.an]
• Rhymes: -ai̯an
• Syllabification: a‧bai‧an

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Noun

abaian (plural abaian-abaian)

1. (literature, linguistics) omission, textual corruption.
2. corruption

Further reading

• “abaian”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016