pembukaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixation of buka + peng- -an.

  • For obstetrical sense of cervical dilatation, semantic loan from Dutch ontsluiting.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəm.buˈka.ʔan/
  • Hyphenation: pêm‧bu‧ka‧an

Noun

pembukaan (first-person possessive pembukaanku, second-person possessive pembukaanmu, third-person possessive pembukaannya)

  1. opening,
    1. (literally) An act or instance of making or becoming open.
    2. (chess) The first few moves in a game of chess.
    3. The opening sequence of any event; kick-off.
  2. unveiling,
    1. The act of unveiling or uncovering.
    2. A ceremony for the first public showing of something.
  3. The act of revealing something; disclosure.
  4. The act of establishing; establishment.
  5. A short preliminary statement or remark, especially an explanatory introduction to a formal document or statute; preamble.
  6. The first in a series of events, items etc; the first remark or sentence of a conversation; opener.
  7. (obstetrics) cervical dilation: the opening of the cervix, the entrance to the uterus, during childbirth.

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