terlunta-lunta

Indonesian

FWOTD – 14 January 2023

Etymology

From ter- +‎ reduplication of lunta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tərluntalunta/

Adjective

terlunta-lunta

1. often in a state of misfortune or suffering from hardship

   Synonym: (uncommon) terlunta

   • 2017 September 18, “600.000 Anak Rohingya Terlunta [600,000 Rohingya Children Suffering from Hardship]”, in Suara Merdeka‎^[1], archived from the original on 5 December 2019:

     Sekitar 600.000 anak-anak Rohingya terlunta-lunta akibat kekerasan di Negara Bagian Rakhine. Mereka terpaksa mengungsi ke Bangladesh demi mendapatkan keamanan, sebagian tanpa pendampingan.

     Approximately 600,000 Rohingya children are suffering from hardship due to violence in the state of Rakhine. They are forced to flee to Bangladesh to obtain peace, some without assistance.

Further reading

• “terlunta-lunta” 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.