kehilangan

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kehilangan, from Classical Malay kehilangan. Equivalent to hilang +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kəhiˈlaŋan/ [kə.hiˈla.ŋan]
• Rhymes: -aŋan
• Syllabification: ke‧hi‧la‧ngan

Noun

kehilangan (first-person possessive kehilanganku, second-person possessive kehilanganmu, third-person possessive kehilangannya)

1. loss

Verb

kehilangan

1. (transitive, adversative) to suffer the loss of something [with direct object]

   Rizki kehilangan pekerjaannya. ― Rizki lost his job.

Further reading

• “kehilangan” 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

hilang +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.hi.la.ŋan/
• Rhymes: -laŋan, -aŋan, -ŋan, -an

Noun

kehilangan (Jawi spelling کهيلڠن, plural kehilangan-kehilangan, informal 1st possessive kehilanganku, 2nd possessive kehilanganmu, 3rd possessive kehilangannya)

1. Loss.
2. Death.

Verb

kehilangan (Jawi spelling کهيلڠن)

1. To suffer the loss of something.

   Aqil kehilangan duit belanjanya.

   Aqil lost his lunch money.

Further reading

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