khabar

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic خَبَر‎ (ḵabar) (compare Indonesian kabar, Acehnese haba).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /xaba(r)/
  • Rhymes: -aba(r), -ba(r), -a(r)

Noun

khabar (Jawi spelling خبر‎, plural khabar-khabar, informal first-person singular possessive khabarku, impolite second-person singular possessive khabarmu, third-person singular possessive khabarnya)

  1. news
    surat khabar ― newspaper
    Apa khabar? ― How are you?
    Khabar baik. ― I am fine.

Synonyms

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Affixed derivations:

  • pengabar [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • khabaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • kekhabaran [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
  • perkhabar [causative passive] (peR-)
  • perkhabaran [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
  • khabarkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
  • khabari [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
  • mengabar [agent focus] (meN-)
  • mengabarkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • dikhabar [patient focus] (di-)
  • terkhabar [agentless action] (teR-)
  • berkhabar [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Other derivations and compound words:

  • persuratkhabaran

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