kemungkinan
Indonesian
Etymology
From mungkin (possibly, perhaps) + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəmuŋˈkinan/ [kə.muŋˈki.nan]
- Rhymes: -inan
- Syllabification: ke‧mung‧ki‧nan
Noun
kemungkinan (plural kemungkinan-kemungkinan)
- possibility
- likelihood:
- the probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable
- (statistics) the probability that some fixed outcome was generated by a random distribution with a specific parameter
- (mathematics) odds: the ratio of the probability of an event happening to that of it not happening
Further reading
- “kemungkinan” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of mungkin + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /kəmuŋˈkenan/ [kə.muŋˈke.nan]
Audio (Malaysia): (file)
Noun
kemungkinan (Jawi spelling کموڠکينن)
- Possibility:
- The state of being possible.
- The likelihood of something.
- Synonym: kebarangkalian
Further reading
- “kemungkinan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.