jawapan
Malay
Etymology
Combination of jawab + -an with the root word's orthographical coda ⟨b⟩ being pronounced as /p/ because /b/ does not occur in the syllable coda in Malay.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒawapan/
- Rhymes: -an
Noun
jawapan (Jawi spelling جواڤن, plural jawapan-jawapan, informal 1st possessive jawapanku, 2nd possessive jawapanmu, 3rd possessive jawapannya)
Usage notes
- jawapan is much more widely used than jawaban in Malaysian Malay.
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “jawapan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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