akhbar
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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay akhbar, from Classical Malay اخبار (akhbar), from Arabic أَخْبَار (ʔaḵbār).
Pronunciation
Noun
akhbar (plural akhbar-akhbar, first-person possessive akhbarku, second-person possessive akhbarmu, third-person possessive akhbarnya)
Further reading
- “akhbar” 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 Arabic أَخْبَار (ʔaḵbār). Related to khabar.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ax.baɾ/, /aχ.baɾ/
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key):
Noun
akhbar (Jawi spelling اخبار, plural akhbar-akhbar, informal 1st possessive akhbarku, 2nd possessive akhbarmu, 3rd possessive akhbarnya)
- news
- newspaper
- Synonym: surat khabar
- press: the print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
- Synonym: pers (Indonesian)
Descendants
- Indonesian: akhbar
Further reading
- “akhbar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.