lingkaran

Indonesian

Etymology

• Affixed form of lingkar +‎ -an
• Semantic loan from Dutch kring (literally “circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lɪŋˈkaran]

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• Hyphenation: ling‧kar‧an

Noun

lingkaran (plural lingkaran-lingkaran)

1. circle:
   1. (geometry) a two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
   2. a territorial division or district.

Derived terms

• lingkaran besar
• lingkaran luar
• lingkaran satuan
• lingkaran sepusat
• lingkaran setan
• lingkaran tembak
• lingkaran tengah
• lingkaran warna
• setengah lingkaran

Further reading

• “lingkaran” 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.