perkara

From Malay perkara, from Sanskrit प्रकार (prakāra, “manner”).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /pərˈkara/ [pərˈka.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: per‧ka‧ra

pêrkara (plural perkara-perkara)

1. problem

   Synonyms: masalah, persoalan

2. crime

   Synonym: tindak pidana

3. affair; business

   Synonym: urusan

4. about

   Synonyms: mengenai, perihal, tentang

5. (colloquial) because

   Synonym: karena

• “perkara” 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.

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684AD. From Sanskrit प्रकार (prakāra).

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /pərˈkara/ [pərˈka.ra]
  • Rhymes: -ara
• (Johor-Riau)
  • IPA^(key): /pərˈkarə/ [pərˈka.rə] (full pronunciation)
    • Rhymes: -arə
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpəkaə/ [ˈpə.kaə] (fast speech)
    • Rhymes: -əkaə
• Hyphenation: per‧ka‧ra

perkara (Jawi spelling ڤرکارا, plural perkara-perkara)

1. case
2. matter
3. (law) article: a section of a legal document, bylaws, etc.

• > Indonesian: perkara (inherited)
• → Maguindanao: palakala
• → Tausug: parkala'

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