kabar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay khabar (“news”), from Classical Malay khabar (“report”), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “news”). Doublet of kaba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.bar/
• Hyphenation: ka‧bar
• Rhymes: -bar, -ar, -r

Noun

kabar

1. news, actual news, recent news

   Synonyms: berita, info, informasi, warta, warita, kisah, maklumat, pemberitahuan, pengumuman, siaran, uar-uar, urit, urita, wara-wara

   Apa kabar? ― How are you?

   Kabar baik ― Good news

Alternative forms

• chabar (pre-1947, 1947-1972)
• khabar
• khabar (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• berkabar
• mengabari
• mengabarkan
• pengabar
• pengabaran
• perkabaran
• terkabar

 

• kabar angin
• kabar baik
• kabar buruk
• kabar burung
• kabar dengkul
• kabar duka
• kabar gembira
• kabar sedih
• kabar selentingan

 

Further reading

• “kabar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

kabar

1. Romanization of ꦏꦧꦂ