sekatan

Indonesian

Etymology

From sekat +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.ˈkat.an/
• Rhymes: -an
• Hyphenation: sê‧kat‧an

Noun

sêkatan (plural sekatan-sekatan)

1. barrier, hindrance, impediment, obstacle

   Synonyms: halangan, rintangan

2. partition

   Synonym: sekat

Further reading

• “sekatan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

sekat +‎ -an

Noun

sekatan (Jawi spelling سکتن, plural sekatan-sekatan or sekatan²)

1. restriction
2. restraint
3. blockade
4. sanction

Further reading

• "sekatan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "sekatan" at PRPM first version)