insiden
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch incident, from Middle French incident, from Old French incident, from Latin incidēns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɪnˈsidɛn]
- Rhymes: -dɛn, -ɛn, -n
- Hyphenation: in‧si‧dèn
Noun
insidèn (plural insiden-insiden)
Synonyms
- insiden (Standard Malay)
Derived terms
- insiden berdarah
Related terms
- insidental
- koinsiden
- koinsidensi
- koinsidental
Further reading
- “insiden” 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
From English incident, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incidō (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cidō, the combining form of cadō (“to fall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [in.si.dən]
- Rhymes: -dən, -ən
- Hyphenation: in‧si‧den
Noun
insiden (Jawi spelling اينسيدن, plural insiden-insiden)
- An incident.
- 2024, Hafidzul Hilmi Mohd Noor, “Insiden Jalan Masjid India: Penyelamat cerita detik dalam 'arus kumbahan'”, in Berita Harian[1]:
- …yang terbabit dalam operasi pencarian mangsa insiden tanah jerlus di Jalan Masjid India di sini.
- …who was involved in the search operations of the victim of the sinkhole incident here at Masjid India Road.
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “insiden” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.