pailit

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch failliet (“bankrupt”), from French faillite (“bankruptcy, failure”), from Italian fallita.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpai̯lit/ [ˈpai̯.lɪt̪̚]
  • Rhymes: -ai̯lit
  • Syllabification: pai‧lit

Adjective

pailit (comparative lebih pailit, superlative paling pailit)

  1. bankrupt, fall
    Synonyms: bankrap (Malay), bangkrut, muflis (Malay)
    Banyak pabrik tekstil domestik yang pailit karena kalah saing dengan tekstil impor Cina yang lebih murah.
    A lot of domestic textile factories went bankrupt because they are unable to compete with their cheaper Chinese counterparts.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • kepailitan
  • memailitkan
  • pemailitan

Further reading

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