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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kebetulan. Equal to betul + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
Noun
kebetulan (first-person possessive kebetulanku, second-person possessive kebetulanmu, third-person possessive kebetulannya)
- accidental: anything happening accidentally.
Adverb
kebetulan
- accidentally: in an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly; unintentionally.
Further reading
West Makian
Etymology
From Malay kebetulan.
Pronunciation
Adverb
kebetulan
- accidentally
- it so happened that
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics