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alasan.

proof

6 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈlasan/Standard-Indonesian[aˈla.san]Standard-Indonesian

  1. proof

  2. argument

  3. reason

  4. excuse

Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, alas (“base”) + an, from Malay alasan, from Classical Malay السن (alasan), from Javanese ꦲꦭꦱꦤ꧀ (alasan, “reason, excuse”), from Old Javanese aleśyan (“on the pretext of”), leśya, liśya (“excuse, pretext”), from Prakrit *lissa, *līsa, *lēssa (“defective”), from Sanskrit लेश (leśa, “figure of speech”), लिश् (liś, “move, go”).

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