khabar
English
Noun
khabar (uncountable)
- Alternative form of kubber.
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَبَر (ḵabar). Compare Acehnese haba. Doublet of kaba.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxabar/ [ˈxa.bar]
- (Bahasa Baku) IPA(key): [xäbäɾ]
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [ˈkä.bä(r)]
- (Northern Peninsular Malay) IPA(key): [ˈha.baʕ]
- Rhymes: -abar, -bar, -ar
Noun
khabar (Jawi spelling خبر, plural khabar-khabar)
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- pengabar [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- khabaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- kekhabaran [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
- perkhabar [causative passive] (peR-)
- perkhabaran [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
- khabarkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
- khabari [causative (locative) benefactive] (-i)
- mengabar [agent focus] (meN-)
- mengabarkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- dikhabar [patient focus] (di-)
- terkhabar [agentless action] (teR-)
- berkhabar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- persuratkhabaran
- surat khabar
- khabar angin
Descendants
Further reading
- “khabar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.