kejadian

See also: Kejadian

Indonesian

Etymology

From jadi +‎ ke- -an, from Malay kejadian.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəd͡ʒaˈdian/ [kə.d͡ʒaˈdi.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ke‧ja‧di‧an
• Homophone: Kejadian

Noun

kejadian (plural kejadian-kejadian)

1. incident, occurrence

   Synonyms: insiden, peristiwa

2. episode

   Synonyms: episode, peristiwa

3. birth

   Synonym: kelahiran

4. origin, creation
5. (probability theory, statistics) event: a set of outcomes to which a probability is assigned

Verb

kejadian

1. (colloquial) alternative form of jadi (“happen, done”)
2. (colloquial) alternative form of terjadi (“to happen, to occur”)

Further reading

• “kejadian” 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.

Malay

Etymology

jadi +‎ ke- -an

Noun

kejadian (Jawi spelling کجادين, plural kejadian-kejadian)

1. incident, occurrence

Descendants

• Indonesian: kejadian

Further reading

• “kejadian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.