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Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay petaka, from Classical Malay petaka (“misfortune”), from Sanskrit पातक (pātaka, “crime, loss of caste”).
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: pê‧ta‧ka
Noun
pêtaka
- disaster, accident.
- Synonyms: bencana, kecelakaan
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