bunuh diri
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- bundir (acronym)
Etymology
Compound of bunuh (“to kill”) + diri (“self”), a calque of Dutch zelfmoord (“suicide”, literally “self- + murder”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌbunuh ˈdiri/ [ˌbu.nʊh ˈdi.ri]
- Syllabification: bu‧nuh di‧ri
Verb
- (intransitive) to commit suicide (to kill oneself; to take one's own life)
Derived terms
Compound terms
Further reading
- “bunuh diri” 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.
Malay
Etymology
Compound of bunuh (“kill”) + diri (“self”).
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈbunoh ˈdiri/ [ˈbu.noh ˈdi.ri]
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈbunuh ˈdiri/ [ˈbu.nuh ˈdi.ri]
- Rhymes: -iri
- Hyphenation: bu‧nuh di‧ri
Verb
- (intransitive) to commit suicide[1]
- Synonyms: buang diri (idiomatic), mati seset (Batavian Malay)
- Hyponyms: bela keterjunan, bela suduk
Derived terms
- membunuh diri
- pakatan bunuh diri (“suicide pact”)
References
- ^ "bunuh diri" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.
Further reading
- “bunuh diri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.