kepulauan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed pulau +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.puˈlau̯.wan/
• Rhymes: -wan
• Hyphenation: kê‧pu‧lau‧an

Noun

kepulauan (collective)

1. archipelago (a group of islands)

Further reading

• “kepulauan” 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

pulau +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəpulau̯an/

Noun

kepulauan (Jawi spelling کڤولاوان, plural kepulauan-kepulauan, informal 1st possessive kepulauanku, 2nd possessive kepulauanmu, 3rd possessive kepulauannya)

1. archipelago

   Kepulauan Melayu

   Malay Archipelago

2. isle

Further reading

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