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Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed potong (“cut”) + -an, inherited from Malay potongan. Replaced Dutch aftrek (“deduction”) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɔˈtɔŋan/
- Rhymes: -an, -n
- Hyphenation: po‧tong‧an
Noun
potongan (plural potongan-potongan)
- bit, part, piece, share, slice
- (biology) section
- Synonym: irisan
- Synonym: keratan (Standard Malay)
- ellipsis of potongan harga.
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