bendungan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed bendung + -an

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bənˈdʊŋan]

Noun

bendungan (plural bendungan-bendungan, first-person possessive bendunganku, second-person possessive bendunganmu, third-person possessive bendungannya)

  1. dam, a structure placed across a flowing body of water to stop the flow or part of the flow, generally for purposes such as retaining or diverting some of the water or retarding the release of accumulated water to avoid abrupt flooding.

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