malapetaka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay malapetaka, from Classical Malay malapetaka. Equivalent to mala- +‎ petaka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [malapəˈtaka]

Noun

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

“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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