malapetaka
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Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Malay malapetaka, from Classical Malay malapetaka. Equivalent to mala- + petaka.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]malapetaka (first-person possessive malapetakaku, second-person possessive malapetakamu, third-person possessive malapetakanya)
- misfortune
- Synonyms: bahala, bahaya, bala, bencana, cobaan, dakiat, keapesan, kecelakaan, kegagalan, kemaharan, kemalangan, kemudaratan, kerugian, kesialan, mara
Further reading
[edit]- “malapetaka” 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.
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- Indonesian terms inherited from Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Malay
- Indonesian terms inherited from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms derived from Classical Malay
- Indonesian terms prefixed with mala-
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- Indonesian uncountable nouns