keturunan

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ketoeroenan (pre-1947)

Etymology

Affixed turun +‎ ke- -an, from Malay keturunan, from Classical Malay keturunan (“descendant”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kətuˈrunan/ [kə.t̪uˈru.nan]
• Rhymes: -unan
• Syllabification: ke‧tu‧ru‧nan

Noun

keturunan (first-person possessive keturunanku, second-person possessive keturunanmu, third-person possessive keturunannya)

1. descendant

   Synonym: turunan

Adjective

keturunan

1. hereditary: passed (of a disease or trait) from a parent to offspring in the genes.

   Synonym: turunan

Further reading

• “keturunan” 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

Affixed turun (“down”) +‎ ke- -an

Pronunciation

• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /kətuˈrunan/ [kə.t̪uˈru.nan]
• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /kətuˈronan/ [kə.t̪uˈro.nan]
• Hyphenation: ke‧tu‧ru‧nan

Noun

keturunan (Jawi spelling کتورونن, plural keturunan-keturunan, informal 1st possessive keturunanku, 2nd possessive keturunanmu, 3rd possessive keturunannya)

1. descendant
2. heritage
3. entry or possession of a spirit into the body

Further reading

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