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angkatan.

lift, a rise; a degree of elevation

8 characters3 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/aŋˈkatan/Standard-Indonesian[aŋˈkat̪̚.an]Standard-Indonesian
  1. lift, a rise; a degree of elevation

  2. force, a group that aims to attack, control, or constrain

  3. generation: a single step or stage in the succession of natural descent

  4. generation: a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit

  5. generation: a group of people born in a specific range of years and whose members can relate culturally to one another.

  6. generation: descendants, progeny

  7. batch, generation, wave

  8. cohort, school class: a group of students who commenced their education during a particular year

  9. synonym of jabatan (“function, position, post; office”)

  10. descendant (one who is the progeny of someone)

  11. someone who likes to be lifted up (praised)

  12. something complete

  13. synonym of pengangkatan

  14. synonym of keangkatan

Where this word comes from

Reconstructed as angkat (“to lift”) + -an, from Malay angkatan (“military expedition, parade”, literally “lift”), from Classical Malay اڠكتن (angkatan). * The sense of generation is a semantic loan from Dutch generatie from Komisi Bahasa (1944). * The sense of force is a semantic loan from Dutch lichting (“conscription, draft”, literally “lifting”).

noun/aŋˈkatan/Standard-Indonesian[aŋˈkat̪̚.an]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a tool made of woven rattan, used to carry sand mixed with soil or stones in the mining area

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Banjarese [Term?].

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