kelurusan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of lurus + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəluˈrusan/ [kə.luˈrus.an]
- Rhymes: -usan
- Syllabification: ke‧lu‧rus‧an
Noun
kelurusan (uncountable)
- straightness
- rightness
- (figurative) honesty
- (geology) lineament (a linear feature in a landscape which is an expression of an underlying geological structure such as a fault)
- (aviation) alignment (positioning an aircraft's longitudinal axis directly over the runway centerline during final approach and landing)
Further reading
- “kelurusan”, 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