khabar

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar) (compare Indonesian kabar, Acehnese haba).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xaba(r)/
• Rhymes: -aba(r), -ba(r), -a(r)

Noun

khabar (Jawi spelling خبر, plural khabar-khabar, informal 1st possessive khabarku, 2nd possessive khabarmu, 3rd possessive khabarnya)

1. news

   surat khabar ― newspaper

   Apa khabar? ― How are you?

   Khabar baik. ― I am fine.

Synonyms

• akhbar, berita

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengabar [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• khabaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• kekhabaran [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• perkhabar [causative passive] (peR-)
• perkhabaran [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• khabarkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• khabari [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
• mengabar [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengabarkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• dikhabar [patient focus] (di-)
• terkhabar [agentless action] (teR-)
• berkhabar [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• persuratkhabaran

Anagrams

• akhbar