kemalangan

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Indonesian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: kê‧ma‧lang‧an

Noun

kêmalangan (plural kemalangan-kemalangan, first-person possessive kemalanganku, second-person possessive kemalanganmu, third-person possessive kemalangannya)

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

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Malay

Etymology

From malang +‎ ke- -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • 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

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: kemalangan

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