surat kabar

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of surat (“document”) +‎ kabar (“news”), from Malay surat khabar, calque of Dutch nieuwsblad (“newspaper”). Popularised by Soerat Kabar Bahasa Melaijoe in 1856.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsurat̚ ˈkabar]

Noun

surat kabar (plural surat-surat kabar, first-person possessive surat kabarku, second-person possessive surat kabarmu, third-person possessive surat kabarnya)

1. newspaper

   Synonym: koran

Alternative forms

• surat khabar (Malaysia, Singapore)

Derived terms

• persuratkabaran

 

• surat kabar harian
• surat kabar kuning
• surat kabar partai
• surat kabar pemerintah
• surat kabar pop

 

Further reading

• “surat kabar” 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.