terlunta-lunta
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom ter- + reduplication of lunta.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editterlunta-lunta
- often in a state of misfortune or suffering from hardship
- Synonym: (uncommon) terlunta
- 2017 September 18, “600.000 Anak Rohingya Terlunta [600,000 Rohingya Children Suffering from Hardship]”, in Suara Merdeka[1], archived from the original on 5 December 2019:
- Sekitar 600.000 anak-anak Rohingya terlunta-lunta akibat kekerasan di Negara Bagian Rakhine. Mereka terpaksa mengungsi ke Bangladesh demi mendapatkan keamanan, sebagian tanpa pendampingan.
- Approximately 600,000 Rohingya children are suffering from hardship due to violence in the state of Rakhine. They are forced to flee to Bangladesh to obtain peace, some without assistance.
Further reading
edit- “terlunta-lunta” 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.