khabar
Malay
Etymology
From Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar) (compare Indonesian kabar, Acehnese haba).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xaba(r)/
- Rhymes: -aba(r), -ba(r), -a(r)
Noun
khabar (Jawi spelling خبر, plural khabar-khabar, informal first-person singular possessive khabarku, impolite second-person singular possessive khabarmu, third-person singular possessive khabarnya)
- news
- surat khabar ― newspaper
- Apa khabar? ― How are you?
- Khabar baik. ― I am fine.
Synonyms
- akhbar, berita
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Affixed derivations:
- pengabar [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- khabaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- kekhabaran [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- perkhabar [causative passive] (peR-)
- perkhabaran [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
- khabarkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
- khabari [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
- mengabar [agent focus] (meN-)
- mengabarkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dikhabar [patient focus] (di-)
- terkhabar [agentless action] (teR-)
- berkhabar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Other derivations and compound words:
- persuratkhabaran
Anagrams
- akhbar