surat kabar
Indonesian
Etymology
Compound of surat (“document”) + kabar (“news”), from Malay surat khabar, calque of Dutch nieuwsblad (“newspaper”). Popularised by Soerat Kabar Bahasa Melaijoe in 1856.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsurat̚ ˈkabar]
Noun
surat kabar (plural surat-surat kabar, first-person possessive surat kabarku, second-person possessive surat kabarmu, third-person possessive surat kabarnya)
- newspaper
- Synonym: koran
Alternative forms
- surat khabar (Malaysia, Singapore)
Derived terms
- persuratkabaran
- surat kabar harian
- surat kabar kuning
- surat kabar partai
- surat kabar pemerintah
- surat kabar pop
Further reading
- “surat kabar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.