petaka
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay petaka, from Classical Malay petaka (“misfortune”), from Sanskrit पातक (pātaka, “crime, loss of caste”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pəˈtaka]
- Hyphenation: pê‧ta‧ka
Noun
pêtaka (first-person possessive petakaku, second-person possessive petakamu, third-person possessive petakanya)
- disaster, accident.
- Synonyms: bencana, kecelakaan
Further reading
- “petaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.