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pekan.

market (a gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/pəˈkan/Standard-Indonesian[pəˈkan]Standard-Indonesian
  1. market (a gathering of people for the purchase and sale of merchandise at a set time, often periodic)

    compound · rare · regional
  2. week

Where this word comes from

From Malay pekan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian. Doublet of pekon. Cognate to Balinese peken (“market”).

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