kemalangan
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kemalangan. Equivalent to ke- + malang + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kə.maˈlaŋ.an]
- Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧lang‧an
Noun
kêmalangan (first-person possessive kemalanganku, second-person possessive kemalanganmu, third-person possessive kemalangannya)
- misfortune, bad luck, setback
- Sejak kecil, ia sudah dirundung kemalangan. ― Since he was a kid, he has suffered from bad luck.
Synonyms
- sial
- ketidakberuntungan
- malapetaka
Further reading
- “kemalangan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From ke- + malang + -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kə.maˈlaŋ.an]
- Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧lang‧an
Noun
kemalangan (Jawi spelling کمالڠن, plural kemalangan-kemalangan, informal 1st possessive kemalanganku, 2nd possessive kemalanganmu, 3rd possessive kemalangannya)
- (transport, vehicles) accident (unintended event that causes damage)
- misfortune, bad luck, setback
Synonyms
- kecelakaan
- malapetaka
- sial
Descendants
- Indonesian: kemalangan
Further reading
- "kemalangan" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
- “kemalangan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.