kebetulan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kebetulan. Equal to betul +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kəbəˈt̪ʊlan]

Noun

kebetulan (first-person possessive kebetulanku, second-person possessive kebetulanmu, third-person possessive kebetulannya)

1. accidental: anything happening accidentally.

Adverb

kebetulan

1. accidentally: in an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly; unintentionally.

Further reading

• “kebetulan” 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.

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay kebetulan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkə.bə.ˈt̪u.l̪an/

Adverb

kebetulan

1. accidentally
2. it so happened that

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics