petaka
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Malay petaka, from Classical Malay petaka (“misfortune”), from Sanskrit पातक (pātaka, “crime, loss of caste”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editpêtaka (first-person possessive petakaku, second-person possessive petakamu, third-person possessive petakanya)
- disaster, accident.
- Synonyms: bencana, kecelakaan
Further reading
edit- “petaka” 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.