terlunta-lunta
Indonesian
FWOTD – 14 January 2023
Etymology
From ter- + reduplication of lunta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tərluntalunta/
Adjective
terlunta-lunta
- often in a state of misfortune or suffering from hardship
- 2017 September 18, “600.000 Anak Rohingya Terlunta [600,000 Rohingya Children Suffering from Hardship]”, in Suara Merdeka, archived from the original on 5 December 2019:
- Sekitar 600.000 anak-anak Rohingya terlunta-lunta akibat kekerasan di Negara Bagian Rakhine. Mereka terpaksa mengungsi ke Bangladesh demi mendapatkan keamanan, sebagian tanpa pendampingan.
- Approximately 600,000 Rohingya children are suffering from hardship due to violence in the state of Rakhine. They are forced to flee to Bangladesh to obtain peace, some without assistance.
- Synonym: (uncommon) terlunta
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Further reading
- “terlunta-lunta” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.