tantangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed tantang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tanˈtaŋan/
• Rhymes: -an, -n
• Hyphenation: tan‧tang‧an

Noun

tantangan (plural tantangan-tantangan, first-person possessive tantanganku, second-person possessive tantanganmu, third-person possessive tantangannya)

1. challenge:
   1. a confrontation; a dare.
   2. a bid to overcome something
   3. a difficult task, especially one that the person making the attempt finds more enjoyable because of that difficulty.

Synonyms

• cabaran (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “tantangan” 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.