perkara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay perkara, from Sanskrit प्रखर (prakhara, “very hard or rough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pər.ka.ra/
• Hyphenation: pêr‧ka‧ra

Noun

pêrkara

1. problem
2. crime
3. (colloquial) because

Derived terms

• beperkara
• memerkarakan
• memperkarai
• memperkarakan

 

Further reading

• “perkara” 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

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. From Sanskrit प्रखर (prakhara, “very hard or rough”).

Noun

perkara (plural perkara-perkara, informal 1st possessive perkaraku, 2nd possessive perkaramu, 3rd possessive perkaranya)

1. case
2. matter