petaka

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay petaka, from Classical Malay petaka (“misfortune”), from Sanskrit पातक (pātaka, “crime, loss of caste”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pəˈtaka]
• Hyphenation: pê‧ta‧ka

Noun

pêtaka (first-person possessive petakaku, second-person possessive petakamu, third-person possessive petakanya)

1. disaster, accident.

   Synonyms: bencana, kecelakaan

Further reading

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