surat kabar

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of surat (document) + kabar (news), from Malay surat khabar, calque of Dutch nieuwsblad (newspaper). Popularised by Soerat Kabar Bahasa Melaijoe in 1856.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsurat̚ ˈkabar]

Noun

surat kabar (plural surat-surat kabar, first-person possessive surat kabarku, second-person possessive surat kabarmu, third-person possessive surat kabarnya)

  1. newspaper
    Synonym: koran

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • persuratkabaran
  • surat kabar harian
  • surat kabar kuning
  • surat kabar partai
  • surat kabar pemerintah
  • surat kabar pop

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