kecelakaan

From celaka +‎ ke- -an. The sense “an unintended pregnancy” is a semantic loan from English accident.

• IPA^(key): [kət͡ʃəlaˈkaan]

kecelakaan (countable and uncountable, plural kecelakaan-kecelakaan)

1. accident:
   1. an unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences

      Synonyms: bencana, kemalangan, kesusahan

   2. (transport, vehicles) especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death

      Synonym: kemalangan (Standard Malay)

   3. (euphemistic) an unintended pregnancy

• (unexpected event with negative consequences): kemalangan
• (unexpected event that takes place without foresight or expectation): kasualitas

• “kecelakaan” 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.

Affixation of celaka +‎ ke- -an.

• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [kə.t͡ʃə.la.kə.ʔan]

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• (Baku) IPA^(key): [kə.t͡ʃə.la.ka.ʔan]

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• Hyphenation: ke‧ce‧la‧ka‧an

kecelakaan (Jawi spelling کچلاکاءن, plural kecelakaan-kecelakaan)

1. An accident:
   1. An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences.

      Synonyms: celaka, bencana, kemalangan, kesusahan

   2. (transport, vehicles) Especially, a collision or similar unintended event that causes damage or death.

      Synonyms: celaka, kemalangan

• “kecelakaan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.