kebetulan
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kebetulan. Equal to betul + ke- -an.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kəbəˈt̪ʊlan]
Noun
kebetulan (plural kebetulan-kebetulan)
- accidental: anything happening accidentally
Adverb
kebetulan
- accidentally: in an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly; unintentionally
Further reading
- “kebetulan” 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.
West Makian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkə.bə.ˈt̪u.l̪an/
Adverb
kebetulan
- accidentally
- it so happened that
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics