sengketa
Indonesian
Etymology
From Sanskrit संकट (saṃkaṭa, “crisis, calamity, danger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [səŋˈkɛta]
- Hyphenation: sēng‧ke‧ta
Noun
sēngketa (plural sengketa-sengketa)
- dispute, an argument or disagreement, a failure to agree
- Synonyms: pertengkaran, perbantahan
- fight, conflict, strife
- Synonyms: pertikaian, perselisihan
- legal case, a dispute between opposing parties which may be resolved by a court, or by some equivalent legal process
- Synonym: perkara
Affixed terms
- bersengketa
- mempersengketakan
- persengketaan
Further reading
- “sengketa” 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.