peristiwa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay peristiwa, from Classical Malay peristiwa, persetua, from Sanskrit प्रस्ताव (prastāva, “occasion”). Cognate Old Javanese prastāwa (“occasion, cause, reason”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pərɪsˈtiwa]
• Hyphenation: pê‧ris‧ti‧wa

Noun

pêristiwa (first-person possessive peristiwaku, second-person possessive peristiwamu, third-person possessive peristiwanya)

1. event

   Synonyms: insiden, kejadian

2. episode

   Synonyms: episode, kejadian

3. phenomenon

   Synonym: fenomena

Derived terms

• berperistiwa

 

compounds

• peristiwa bahasa
• peristiwa hidup non-normatif
• peristiwa hukum
• peristiwa hukum internasional
• peristiwa hukum pidana
• peristiwa khas
• peristiwa khas intern
• peristiwa pidana
• peristiwa sejarah
• peristiwa semu
• peristiwa teater

 

Further reading

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