kemalangan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixed malang + ke- -an, inherited from Malay kemalangan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kə.maˈlaŋ.an]
- Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧lang‧an
Noun
kêmalangan (plural kemalangan-kemalangan)
- misfortune, bad luck, setback
- Synonyms: sial, ketidakberuntungan, malapetaka
- Sejak kecil, ia sudah dirundung kemalangan. ― Since he was a kid, he has suffered from bad luck.
Further reading
- “kemalangan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kə.maˈlaŋ.an]
- Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧lang‧an
Noun
kemalangan (Jawi spelling کمالڠن, plural kemalangan-kemalangan)
Synonyms
Descendants
- Indonesian: kemalangan
Further reading
- “kemalangan”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
- “kemalangan”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017