jangankan

Indonesian

Etymology

jangan +‎ -kan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒa.ŋan.kan/
Hyphenation: ja‧ngan‧kan
Rhymes: -kan, -an

Conjunction

jangankan

let alone, much less
Synonyms: kendati, apalagi, usahpun

Jangankan belajar, baca saja dia tak bisa.
He cannot even read, let alone study

Further reading

“jangankan” 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.

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