jibaku
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 自爆 (jibaku).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiˈbaku/ [d͡ʒiˈba.ku]
- Rhymes: -aku
- Syllabification: ji‧ba‧ku
Noun
jibaku (plural jibaku-jibaku)
- Suicide bombing
- (by extension, figurative) A risky act, or one that requires risk-taking
Derived terms
Further reading
- “jibaku”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Japanese
Romanization
jibaku