kecelakaan

Indonesian

Etymology

From celaka +‎ ke- -an. The sense “an unintended pregnancy” is a semantic loan from English accident.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kət͡ʃəlaˈkaan]

Noun

kecelakaan (countable and uncountable, plural kecelakaan-kecelakaan)

1. accident:
   1. an unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences

      Synonyms: bencana, kemalangan, kesusahan

   2. (transport, vehicles) especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death

      Synonym: kemalangan (Standard Malay)

   3. (euphemistic) an unintended pregnancy

Synonyms

• (unexpected event with negative consequences): kemalangan
• (unexpected event that takes place without foresight or expectation): kasualitas

Derived terms

• kecelakaan beruntun
• kecelakaan ganda
• kecelakaan kerja
• kecelakaan lalu lintas
• kecelakaan maut
• kecelakaan tunggal

Further reading

• “kecelakaan”, 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

Affixation of celaka +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

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

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• (Baku) IPA^(key): [kə.t͡ʃə.la.ka.ʔan]

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• Hyphenation: ke‧ce‧la‧ka‧an

Noun

kecelakaan (Jawi spelling کچلاکاءن, plural kecelakaan-kecelakaan or kecelakaan²)

1. An accident:
   1. An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.

      Synonyms: celaka, bencana, kemalangan, kesusahan

   2. (transport, vehicles) Especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.

      Synonyms: celaka, kemalangan

Further reading

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