jawapan
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Malay[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
jawapan (Jawi spelling جواڤن, plural jawapan-jawapan, informal 1st possessive jawapanku, 2nd possessive jawapanmu, 3rd possessive jawapannya)
Usage notes[edit]
- jawapan is much more widely used than jawaban in Malaysian Malay.
Alternative forms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “jawapan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.