kesedaran

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of sedar +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /kəsəˈdaran/ [kə.səˈda.ran]
• (Kuala Lumpur-Singapore) IPA^(key): /kəsəˈdaran/ [kə.səˈda.ran]
• (Kedah) IPA^(key): /kəsəˈdaran/ [kə.səˈda.ʁan]
• Syllabification: ke‧se‧da‧ran

Noun

kesedaran (Jawi spelling کسدرن, uncountable)

1. consciousness, awareness

   Synonyms: keinsafan, pencerahan (Indonesia)

Derived terms

Compounds

• kesedaran jenama (“brand awareness”)
• kesedaran kelas (“class consciousness”)
• kesedaran palsu (“false consciousness”)

Further reading

• "kesedaran" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017