bunuh diri

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• bundir (acronym)

Etymology

Compound of bunuh (“to kill”) +‎ diri (“self”), a calque of Dutch zelfmoord (“suicide”, literally “self- + murder”).

Verb

bunuh diri

1. (intransitive) to commit suicide (to kill oneself; to take one's own life)

Derived terms

Compound terms

• gol bunuh diri

Further reading

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