kejutan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kejutan. Equivalent to kejut +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəˈd͡ʒutan/ [kəˈd͡ʒu.t̪an]
• Rhymes: -utan
• Syllabification: ke‧ju‧tan

Noun

kêjutan (plural kejutan-kejutan)

1. shock, surprise

Malay

Etymology

Combination of kejut +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəd͡ʒutan/
• Rhymes: -utan, -an

Noun

kejutan (Jawi spelling کجوتن, plural kejutan-kejutan or kejutan²)

1. shocker, surprise

   Pemenangan aku dalam pertandingan pidato itu memang sesuatu kejutan bagiku.

   The fact that I won the public-speaking competition was really a surprise for me.

Descendants

• Indonesian: kejutan

Further reading

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