pecahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed pecah +‎ -an, from Malay pecahan. The sense of fraction is a semantic loan from Dutch breuk (“fraction”, literally “fracture, break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.t͡ʃa.han/
• Rhymes: -han, -an
• Hyphenation: pê‧cah‧an

Noun

pêcahan (plural pecahan-pecahan)

1. fragment

   Synonym: serpihan

2. (mathematics) fraction
3. (finance) denomination: a unit in a series of money

   Synonym: denominasi

Derived terms

• pecahan berulang
• pecahan lancung
• pecahan murni
• pecahan takmurni

Further reading

• “pecahan”, 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

From pecah (broken) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.t͡ʃa.han/
• Rhymes: -han, -an

Noun

pecahan (Jawi spelling ڤچهن, plural pecahan-pecahan or pecahan²)

1. (mathematics) fraction

Derived terms

• pecahan tak wajar
• pecahan wajar

Further reading

• “pecahan”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "pecahan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017