kecelakaan
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From celaka + ke- -an. The sense “an unintended pregnancy” is a semantic loan from English accident.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kecelakaan (first-person possessive kecelakaanku, second-person possessive kecelakaanmu, third-person possessive kecelakaannya)
- Accident:
- an unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.
- Synonyms: bencana, kemalangan, kesusahan
- (transport, vehicles) especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.
- Synonym: kemalangan (Standard Malay)
- (euphemistic) an unintended pregnancy.
- an unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.
Synonyms[edit]
- (unexpected event with negative consequences): kemalangan
- (unexpected event that takes place without foresight or expectation): kasualitas
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kecelakaan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.