sembarangan

Indonesian

Etymology

From sembarang +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səmbaˈraŋan/ [səm.baˈra.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: sem‧ba‧ra‧ngan

Adverb

sêmbarangan

1. carelessly, haphazardly, randomly

Interjection

sêmbarangan

1. (sometimes offensive) used to tell someone that they are very wrong

   Sembarangan! Jawabannya jelas bukan itu.

   No! The answer is clearly not that.

   Sembarangan! Kamu jangan begitu di depan guru.

   Stop! Don't do that in front of teacher.

Further reading

• “sembarangan”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016