avontur

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• avontuur (pre-1947)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch avontuur (“adventure”), from Middle Dutch aventure, from Old French aventure.

Noun

avontur (plural avontur-avontur, first-person possessive avonturku, second-person possessive avonturmu, third-person possessive avonturnya)

1. adventure: a daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks.

   Synonyms: avontur, petualangan, pertualangan

Further reading

• “avontur” 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.