petaka
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Indonesian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Malay petaka, from Classical Malay petaka (“misfortune”), from Sanskrit पातक (pātaka, “crime, loss of caste”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pêtaka (first-person possessive petakaku, second-person possessive petakamu, third-person possessive petakanya)
- disaster, accident.
- Synonyms: bencana, kecelakaan
Further reading[edit]
- “petaka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
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