sengketa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit संकट (saṃkaṭa, “crisis, calamity, danger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səŋˈkɛta]
• Hyphenation: sēng‧ke‧ta

Noun

sēngketa (first-person possessive sengketaku, second-person possessive sengketamu, third-person possessive sengketanya)

1. dispute, an argument or disagreement, a failure to agree.

   Synonyms: pertengkaran, perbantahan

2. fight, conflict, strife

   Synonyms: pertikaian, perselisihan

3. legal case, a dispute between opposing parties which may be resolved by a court, or by some equivalent legal process.

   Synonym: perkara

Affixed terms

• bersengketa
• mempersengketakan
• persengketaan

 

Further reading

• “sengketa” 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.