malapetaka
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay malapetaka, from Classical Malay malapetaka. Equivalent to mala- + petaka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
malapetaka (first-person possessive malapetakaku, second-person possessive malapetakamu, third-person possessive malapetakanya)
- misfortune
- Synonyms: bahala, bahaya, bala, bencana, cobaan, dakiat, keapesan, kecelakaan, kegagalan, kemaharan, kemalangan, kemudaratan, kerugian, kesialan, mara
Further reading edit
- “malapetaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.