kejutan

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kejutan. Equivalent to kejut +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kəˈd͡ʒutan/ [kəˈd͡ʒu.t̪an]
  • Rhymes: -utan
  • Syllabification: ke‧ju‧tan

Noun

kêjutan (plural kejutan-kejutan)

  1. shock, surprise

Malay

Etymology

Combination of kejut +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəd͡ʒutan/
  • Rhymes: -utan, -an

Noun

kejutan (Jawi spelling کجوتن, plural kejutan-kejutan)

  1. shocker, surprise
    Pemenangan aku dalam pertandingan pidato itu memang sesuatu kejutan bagiku.
    The fact that I won the public-speaking competition was really a surprise for me.

Descendants

  • Indonesian: kejutan

Further reading

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