perang saudara

Indonesian

Etymology

perang (“war”) +‎ saudara (“sibling”), from Malay perang saudara.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pəˌraŋ sau̯ˈdara/ [pəˌraŋ sau̯ˈda.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: pe‧rang sau‧da‧ra

Noun

perang saudara (first-person possessive perang saudaraku, second-person possessive perang saudaramu, third-person possessive perang saudaranya)

1. civil war

Further reading

• “perang saudara” 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

From perang +‎ saudara, literally, “war of brothers”.

Pronunciation

• (Johor) IPA^(key): /pəˈraŋ sawˈdarə/ [pəˈran sau̯ˈda.rə]

• (Northern Peninsular Malay, Baku) IPA^(key): /pəˈraŋ sawˈdara/ [pəˈran sau̯ˈda.ra]

Noun

perang saudara (Jawi spelling ڤرڠ ساودارا, plural perang-perang saudara, informal 1st possessive perang saudaraku, 2nd possessive perang saudaramu, 3rd possessive perang saudaranya)

1. civil war

Descendants

• Indonesian: perang saudara

Further reading

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