kemalangan

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed malang +‎ ke- -an, inherited from Malay kemalangan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kə.maˈlaŋ.an]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧lang‧an

Noun

kêmalangan (plural kemalangan-kemalangan)

1. misfortune, bad luck, setback

   Sejak kecil, ia sudah dirundung kemalangan. ― Since he was a kid, he has suffered from bad luck.

Synonyms

• sial
• ketidakberuntungan
• malapetaka

Further reading

• “kemalangan” 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 malang +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kə.maˈlaŋ.an]
• Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧lang‧an

Noun

kemalangan (Jawi spelling کمالڠن, plural kemalangan-kemalangan, informal 1st possessive kemalanganku, 2nd possessive kemalanganmu, 3rd possessive kemalangannya)

1. (transport, vehicles) accident (unintended event that causes damage)
2. misfortune, bad luck, setback

Synonyms

• kecelakaan
• malapetaka
• sial

Descendants

• Indonesian: kemalangan

Further reading

• "kemalangan" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
• “kemalangan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.