insiden

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch incident, from Middle French incident, from Old French incident, from Latin incidēns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪnˈsidɛn]
• Rhymes: -dɛn, -ɛn, -n
• Hyphenation: in‧si‧dèn

Noun

insidèn (plural insiden-insiden, first-person possessive insidenku, second-person possessive insidenmu, third-person possessive insidennya)

1. incident

Synonyms

• insiden (Standard Malay)
• kejadian
• peristiwa

Derived terms

• insiden berdarah

 

Related terms

• insidental
• koinsiden
• koinsidensi
• koinsidental

 

Further reading

• “insiden” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From English incident, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [in.si.dən]
• Rhymes: -dən, -ən
• Hyphenation: in‧si‧den

Noun

insiden (Jawi spelling اينسيدن, plural insiden-insiden, informal 1st possessive insidenku, 2nd possessive insidenmu, 3rd possessive insidennya)

1. An incident.

   Synonyms: kejadian, peristiwa

   • 2024, Hafidzul Hilmi Mohd Noor, “Insiden Jalan Masjid India: Penyelamat cerita detik dalam 'arus kumbahan'”, in Berita Harian‎^[1]:

     …yang terbabit dalam operasi pencarian mangsa insiden tanah jerlus di Jalan Masjid India di sini.

     …who was involved in the search operations of the victim of the sinkhole incident here at Masjid India Road.

Alternative forms

• insidèn (Indonesia)

Further reading

• “insiden” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.