kelainan

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Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed lain +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay kelainan.

Pronunciation

Noun

kelainan (plural kelainan-kelainan, first-person possessive kelainanku, second-person possessive kelainanmu, third-person possessive kelainannya)

  1. difference
  2. abnormality, disorder
    Kelainan bawaan. ― Congenital disorder.

Synonyms

Further reading

Malay

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Etymology

Affixed lain +‎ ke- -an.

Noun

kelainan (Jawi spelling کلاءينن, plural kelainan-kelainan, informal 1st possessive kelainanku, 2nd possessive kelainanmu, 3rd possessive kelainannya)

  1. difference
    Synonym: perbezaan
  2. variant
    1. (linguistics) one of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
      Synonym: varian (Indonesian)
  3. variation
  4. diversity

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kelainan

Further reading

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