surat kabar

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• surat khabar (Malaysia, Singapore)
• soerat chabar

Etymology

From Malay surat khabar, a calque of Dutch nieuwsblad (“newspaper”). Equivalent to compound of surat (“document”) +‎ kabar (“news”). Popularised by Soerat Kabar Bahasa Melaijoe in 1856.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌsurat ˈkabar/ [ˌsu.rat̪̚ ˈka.bar]
• Rhymes: -abar
• Syllabification: su‧rat ka‧bar

Noun

surat kabar

1. (usually formal) Synonym of koran

Derived terms

• persuratkabaran

 

Compounds

• surat kabar harian
• surat kabar kuning
• surat kabar partai
• surat kabar pemerintah
• surat kabar pop

 

Further reading

• “surat kabar” 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.