musibah
Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic مُصِيبَة (muṣība, “calamity, affliction, misfortune, disaster”).
Noun
musibah (plural musibah-musibah)
- accident, misfortune
- disaster, calamity
- Synonyms: bencana, malapetaka
Further reading
- “musibah” 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.