insiden

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch incident, from Middle French incident, from Old French incident, from Latin incidēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪnˈsidɛn]
• Rhymes: -dɛn, -ɛn, -n
• Hyphenation: in‧si‧dèn

Noun

insidèn (plural insiden-insiden)

1. incident

   Synonyms: kejadian, peristiwa

Synonyms

• insiden (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• insiden berdarah

Related terms

• insidental
• koinsiden
• koinsidensi
• koinsidental

Further reading

• “insiden”, 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

From English incident, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [in.si.dən]
• Rhymes: -dən, -ən
• Hyphenation: in‧si‧den

Noun

insiden (Jawi spelling اينسيدن, plural insiden-insiden or insiden²)

1. An incident.

   Synonyms: kejadian, peristiwa

   • 2024, Hafidzul Hilmi Mohd Noor, “Insiden Jalan Masjid India: Penyelamat cerita detik dalam 'arus kumbahan'”, in Berita Harian‎^[1]:

     …yang terbabit dalam operasi pencarian mangsa insiden tanah jerlus di Jalan Masjid India di sini.

     …who was involved in the search operations of the victim of the sinkhole incident here at Masjid India Road.

Alternative forms

• insidèn (Indonesia)

Further reading

• "insiden" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "insiden" at PRPM first version)