angkatan

Indonesian

Etymology

Reconstructed as angkat (“to lift”) +‎ -an, from Malay angkatan (“military expedition, parade”, literally “lift”), from Classical Malay اڠكتن (angkatan).

• The sense of generation is a semantic loan from Dutch generatie from Komisi Bahasa (1944).
• The sense of force is a semantic loan from Dutch lichting (“conscription, draft”, literally “lifting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aŋˈkatan/
• Hyphenation: ang‧kat‧an
• Rhymes: -an, -n

Noun

angkatan (plural angkatan-angkatan)

1. lift, a rise; a degree of elevation.
2. force, a group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
3. generation, a single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit.

   Synonyms: generasi, turunan

4. (education) cohort, school class: a group of students who commenced their education during a particular year.

   Synonym: rombongan belajar

Compounds

• angkatan darat
• angkatan kerja
• angkatan laut
• angkatan muda
• angkatan negara
• angkatan perang
• angkatan udara

Further reading

• “angkatan” 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.
• Morel, Casparus Johannus (1875) “angkatan”, in Nieuw Laagmaleisch-Nederlandsch woordenbooekje: bevattende de meest in gebruik zijnde woorden en spraakwendingen, ten dienste van hen, die zich op de beoefening van het Laagmaleisch, en der Maleisch-sprekenden, die zich op het Nederlandsch willen toeleggen‎^[2], H. M. van Dorp

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aŋˈkatan]
• Rhymes: -tan, -an

Noun

angkatan (Jawi spelling اڠکتن, plural angkatan-angkatan, informal 1st possessive angkatanku, 2nd possessive angkatanmu, 3rd possessive angkatannya)

1. lift, a rise; a degree of elevation.
2. force, a group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
3. generation, a single step or stage in the succession of natural descent; a rank or degree in genealogy, the members of a family from the same parents, considered as a single unit.

   Synonym: generasi

Classifier

angkatan (singular seangkatan)

1. classifier for an organised group of people or vehicles, usually political or military.

   Seangkatan kapal ― A fleet of ships

Further reading

• “angkatan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.