Jump to content

perkara

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Indonesian

[edit]
Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

[edit]

From Malay perkara, from Sanskrit प्रकार (prakāra, manner).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /pər.ka.ra/
  • Hyphenation: pêr‧ka‧ra

Noun

[edit]

perkara or pêrkara

  1. problem
    Synonyms: masalah, persoalan
  2. crime
    Synonym: tindak pidana
  3. affair; business
    Synonym: urusan
  4. about
    Synonyms: mengenai, perihal, tentang
  5. (colloquial) because
    Synonym: karena

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Malay

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. From Sanskrit प्रकार (prakāra).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

[edit]

perkara (Jawi spelling ڤرکارا, plural perkara-perkara, informal 1st possessive perkaraku, 2nd possessive perkaramu, 3rd possessive perkaranya)

  1. case
  2. matter
  3. (law) article: a section of a legal document, bylaws, etc.

Further reading

[edit]