bacaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From baca +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /baˈt͡ʃaan/ [baˈt͡ʃa.(ʔ)an]
• Rhymes: -aan
• Syllabification: ba‧ca‧an

Noun

bacaan (plural bacaan-bacaan)

1. reading, reading material

Further reading

• “bacaan”, 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

Malay

Etymology

baca (“to read”) +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.t͡ʃa.an/
• Rhymes: -an

Noun

bacaan (Jawi spelling باچاءن, plural bacaan-bacaan or bacaan²)

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

• "bacaan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017