celaka

Chinese

Etymology

From Malay celaka.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): cher-la-kà

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: cher-la-kà
    • Tâi-lô: tser-la-kà
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /t͡sə³³⁻²¹ la³³⁻²¹ ka²¹/

Noun

celaka

1. (Penang Hokkien) damn it

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay celaka, from Sanskrit छलक (chalaka, “delusive, cheating”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə.la.ka/
• Hyphenation: cê‧la‧ka

Adjective

cêlaka

1. wretched, unlucky

   Synonyms: apes, berat, sial

Derived terms

• celaka dua belas
• kecelakaan
• mencelakai
• mencelakakan
• secelaka

Further reading

• “celaka”, 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

Borrowed from Sanskrit छलक (chalaka, “delusive, cheating”).

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃə.la.kə]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -kə, -ə
• (Baku) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃə.la.ka]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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  • Rhymes: -ka, -a
• Hyphenation: ce‧la‧ka

Adjective

celaka (Jawi spelling چلاک, comparative lebih celaka, superlative paling celaka)

1. Wretched, unlucky.

   Synonyms: malang, sial

Noun

celaka (Jawi spelling چلاک, plural celaka-celaka or celaka²)

1. An accident (something that causes suffering).

   Synonyms: kecelakaan, kemalangan, kesialan

   1. (derogatory) A bastard.

Interjection

celaka (Jawi spelling چلاک)

1. (vulgar) Used to express contempt or annoyance; damn.

   Synonyms: jahanam, sial

Affixations

• kecelakaan
• mencelakakan

Compounds

• celaka tiga belas

Descendants

• > Indonesian: celaka (inherited)

Further reading

• "celaka" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017