bunuh diri

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• bundir (acronym)

Etymology

Compound of bunuh (“to kill”) +‎ diri (“self”), a calque of Dutch zelfmoord (“suicide”, literally “self- + murder”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌbunuh ˈdiri/ [ˌbu.nʊh ˈdi.ri]
• Syllabification: bu‧nuh di‧ri

Verb

bunuh diri

1. (intransitive) to commit suicide (to kill oneself; to take one's own life)

Derived terms

Compound terms

• gol bunuh diri

Further reading

• “bunuh diri”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

Compound of bunuh (“kill”) +‎ diri (“self”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /ˌbunoh ˈdiri/ [ˌbu.noh ˈdi.ri]

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˌbunuh ˈdiri/ [ˌbu.nuh ˈdi.ri]
• Rhymes: -iri
• Hyphenation: bu‧nuh di‧ri

Verb

bunuh diri (Jawi spelling بونوه ديري)

1. (intransitive) to commit suicide

   Synonyms: buang diri (idiomatic), mati seset (Batavian Malay)

   Hyponyms: bela keterjunan, bela suduk

Derived terms

• membunuh diri
• pakatan bunuh diri (“suicide pact”)

Further reading

• “bunuh diri”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017