kabar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay khabar (“news”), from Classical Malay khabar (“report”), from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar, “news”).[1] Doublet of kaba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈka.bar/
Hyphenation: ka‧bar
Rhymes: -bar, -ar, -r

Noun

kabar

news, actual news, recent news
Synonyms: berita, info, informasi, warta, warita, kisah, maklumat, pemberitahuan, pengumuman, siaran, uar-uar, urit, urita, wara-wara

Apa kabar? ― How are you?

Kabar baik ― Good news

Alternative forms

chabar (pre-1947, 1947-1972)
khabar
khabar (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

berkabar
mengabari
mengabarkan
pengabar
pengabaran
perkabaran
terkabar

kabar angin
kabar baik
kabar buruk
kabar burung
kabar dengkul
kabar duka
kabar gembira
kabar sedih
kabar selentingan

References

Erwina Burhanuddin, Abdul Gaffar Ruskhan, R.B. Chrismanto (1993) Penelitian kosakata bahasa Arab dalam bahasa Indonesia‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

“kabar” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

kabar

Romanization of ꦏꦧꦂ

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