kemalangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed malang +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay kemalangan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kə.maˈlaŋ.an]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧lang‧an

Noun

kêmalangan (plural kemalangan-kemalangan)

1. misfortune, bad luck, setback

   Synonyms: sial, ketidakberuntungan, malapetaka

   Sejak kecil, ia sudah dirundung kemalangan. ― Since he was a kid, he has suffered from bad luck.

Further reading

• “kemalangan”, 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 malang +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kə.maˈlaŋ.an]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧lang‧an

Noun

kemalangan (Jawi spelling کمالڠن, plural kemalangan-kemalangan or kemalangan²)

1. (transport, vehicles) accident (unintended event that causes damage)
2. misfortune, bad luck, setback

Synonyms

• kecelakaan
• malapetaka
• sial

Descendants

• Indonesian: kemalangan

Further reading

• “kemalangan”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "kemalangan" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017