nasib

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay nasib, borrowed from Arabic نصيب. Cognate with Hindi नसीब (nasīb).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnasɪp̚]
• Hyphenation: na‧sib

Noun

nasib (first-person possessive nasibku, second-person possessive nasibmu, third-person possessive nasibnya)

1. fate, destiny (unavoidable prediction)

   Synonyms: hoki, takdir

Derived terms

• bernasib
• nasib-nasiban
• senasib

 

Further reading

• “nasib” 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.

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Malay

Noun

nasib (plural nasib-nasib, informal 1st possessive nasibku, 2nd possessive nasibmu, 3rd possessive nasibnya)

1. fate, destiny (unavoidable prediction)