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

  1. 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

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
  1. 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

Javanese
Other scripts
Carakan ꦏꦧꦂ
Roman kabar

Etymology

From Arabic خَبَر‎ (ḵabar, “news”).

Noun

kabar (krama ngoko kabar)

  1. news
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