bantahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bantah +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /banˈtahan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: ban‧tah‧an

Noun

bantahan (plural bantahan-bantahan)

1. defense, rebuttal; objection

   Synonyms: ingkaran, sanggahan, sangkalan, tolakan

Further reading

• “bantahan”, 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

Affixed bantah +‎ -an.

Noun

bantahan (Jawi spelling بنتهن, plural bantahan-bantahan or bantahan²)

1. objection
2. protest

Further reading

• "bantahan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017