berjibaku

Indonesian

Etymology

ber- +‎ jibaku, from Japanese 自爆 (jibaku, “self-explosion; suicide bombing”) with prefix ber- (“doing something”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bər.d͡ʒi.ba.ku/
• Hyphenation: bêr‧ji‧ba‧ku

Verb

berjibaku

1. to explode or destruct oneself; to commit a suicide bombing
2. (colloquial) to do something desperately.

Further reading

• “berjibaku” 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.