jawaban

Affixed jawab +‎ -an, inherited from Malay jawaban, variant of jawapan.

• (learned) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒaˈwaban]
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): [d͡ʒaˈwapan]
• Hyphenation: ja‧wab‧an

jawaban (plural jawaban-jawaban, first-person possessive jawabanku, second-person possessive jawabanmu, third-person possessive jawabannya)

1. answer
2. response

   Synonyms: reaksi, respons, tanggapan

• jawapan (variant of 'jawaban' in Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore)

• “jawaban” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Combination of jawab +‎ -an.

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒawaban/
• Rhymes: -awaban, -waban, -aban, -ban, -an

jawaban (Jawi spelling جوابن, plural jawaban-jawaban, informal 1st possessive jawabanku, 2nd possessive jawabanmu, 3rd possessive jawabannya)

1. answer; response

   Synonym: balasan

   Inilah jawaban saya!

   This is my answer!

• jawapan is much more widely used than jawaban in Malaysian Malay.

• jawapan

• “jawaban” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.