tegangan

Affixed tegang (“tense”) +‎ -an. Semantic loan from Dutch spanning (“tension, voltage”) for physics, psychology and literature senses, see also the loanword spaning.

• IPA^(key): [təˈɡaŋan]
• Hyphenation: tê‧gang‧an

têgangan (plural tegangan-tegangan, first-person possessive teganganku, second-person possessive teganganmu, third-person possessive tegangannya)

1. tension:
   1. the condition of being held in a state between two or more forces, which are acting in opposition to each other.
   2. (physics) force transmitted through a rope, string, cable, or similar object.

      Synonym: tegasan (Standard Malay)

   3. (psychology) psychological state of being tense.
   4. (literature) a feeling of nervousness, excitement, or fear that is created in a movie, book, etc.; suspense.
2. (physics) ellipsis of tegangan listrik (“potential difference, voltage”).

   Synonyms: beda potensial, spaning, voltase

• “tegangan” 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.

From te- +‎ gangan.

tegangan

1. to dissolve