kecelakaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From celaka + ke- -an. The sense an unintended pregnancy is a semantic loan from English accident.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kət͡ʃəlaˈkaan]

Noun

kecelakaan (first-person possessive kecelakaanku, second-person possessive kecelakaanmu, third-person possessive kecelakaannya)

  1. Accident:
    1. an unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.
      Synonyms: bencana, kemalangan, kesusahan
    2. (transport, vehicles) especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.
      Synonym: kemalangan (Standard Malay)
    3. (euphemistic) an unintended pregnancy.

Synonyms

  • (unexpected event with negative consequences): kemalangan
  • (unexpected event that takes place without foresight or expectation): kasualitas

Derived terms

  • kecelakaan beruntun

Further reading

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