peristiwa

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay peristiwa, from Old Malay peristiwa, persetua, from Sanskrit प्रस्ताव (prastāva, occasion). Cognate Old Javanese prastāwa (occasion, cause, reason).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /pərisˈtiwa/ [pə.risˈt̪i.wa]
  • Rhymes: -iwa
  • Syllabification: pe‧ris‧ti‧wa

Noun

pêristiwa (plural peristiwa-peristiwa)

  1. event
    Synonyms: insiden, kejadian
  2. episode
    Synonyms: episode, kejadian
  3. phenomenon
    Synonym: fenomena
  4. (chiefly law) factum[1] (somebody's own act and deed)
  5. (chiefly law) fact[1]
    Synonym: hal

Derived terms

  • berperistiwa
compounds
  • peristiwa bahasa
  • peristiwa hidup non-normatif
  • peristiwa hukum
  • peristiwa hukum internasional
  • peristiwa hukum pidana
  • peristiwa khas
  • peristiwa khas intern
  • peristiwa pidana
  • peristiwa sejarah
  • peristiwa semu
  • peristiwa teater

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Medan Bahasa[1] (in Indonesian), Djakarta: Balai Bahasa Republik Indonesia, Kementerian Pendidikan, Pengadjaran, dan Kebudajaan, 1950

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