perbuatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed buat +‎ per- -an. Nominalization of berbuat. Semantic loan from Dutch daad.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərbuˈatan/ [pər.buˈa.t̪an]
  • Rhymes: -atan
  • Syllabification: per‧bu‧a‧tan
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /pərˈbwatan/ [pərˈbwa.t̪an]

Noun

perbuatan (plural perbuatan-perbuatan)

1. act, deed

Derived terms

• perbuatan melawan hukum
• perbuatan pelaksanaan
• perbuatan persiapan
• perbuatan pidana

Further reading

• “perbuatan”, 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

Affixed buat +‎ pe- -an. Semantic loan from Dutch daad.

Noun

perbuatan

1. act, deed