penggalian
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay penggalian. Equivalent to gali + peng- -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pəŋɡaˈlian/ [pəŋ.ɡaˈli.an]
- Rhymes: -an
- Syllabification: peng‧ga‧li‧an
Noun
pênggalian (plural penggalian-penggalian)
- excavation, digging (the act of excavating or digging)
- excavation (a site where an excavation is being carried out)
Further reading
- “penggalian”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Noun
penggalian (Jawi spelling ڤڠݢالين, plural penggalian-penggalian)
Further reading
- “penggalian”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017