angkasawan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed angkasa + -wan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aŋkasawan/
  • Hyphenation: ang‧ka‧sa‧wan

Noun

angkasawan (first-person possessive angkasawanku, second-person possessive angkasawanmu, third-person possessive angkasawannya)

  1. radio broadcaster.
  2. astronaut, cosmonaut.
    Synonyms: antariksawan, astronaut, kosmonaut

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay angkasawan.

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From angkasa + -wan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aŋkasawan/
  • Rhymes: -awan, -wan, -an

Noun

angkasawan (Jawi spelling اڠکاساون, plural angkasawan-angkasawan, informal 1st possessive angkasawanku, 2nd possessive angkasawanmu, 3rd possessive angkasawannya)

  1. (Malaysia) astronaut

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian due to shared etymology. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian angkasawan.

Synonyms

Further reading

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