kejutan

Indonesian

Etymology

kejut +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -an

Noun

kejutan

1. shock, surprise

Adverb

kejutan

1. surprisingly

Malay

Etymology

Combination of kejut +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəd͡ʒutan/
• Rhymes: -əd͡ʒutan, -d͡ʒutan, -utan, -tan, -an

Noun

kejutan (Jawi spelling کجوتن, plural kejutan-kejutan, informal 1st possessive kejutanku, 2nd possessive kejutanmu, 3rd possessive kejutannya)

1. shocker, surprise

   Pemenangan aku dalam pertandingan pidato itu memang sesuatu kejutan bagiku.

   The fact that I won the public-speaking competition was really a surprise for me.

Further reading

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