pungutan suara
Malay
Etymology
Compound of pungutan (“collection”) + suara (“voice”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [pu.ŋo.tan su.a.rə]
- (Baku) IPA(key): [pu.ŋo.tan su.a.ra]
Noun
pungutan suara (Jawi spelling ڤوڠوتن سوارا, plural pungutan-pungutan suara)
- (politics) A direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a referendum.
- Synonym: referendum
- (uncommon, politics) An election.
- Synonym: pilihan raya
Further reading
- “pungutan suara”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017