kalawasana

Indonesian

Etymology

From Old Javanese [Term?], from Sanskrit कालावसान (kālāvasāna) (compound of काल (kāla, “time”) +‎ अवसान (avasāna, “death”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kalawaˈsana]
• Hyphenation: ka‧la‧wa‧sa‧na

Noun

kalawasana (first-person possessive kalawasanaku, second-person possessive kalawasanamu, third-person possessive kalawasananya)

1. apocalypse.

   Synonym: akhir zaman

Related terms

• kalabendu
• kaladuta

 

Further reading

• “kalawasana” 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.