khawatir

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kawatir, kuatir

Etymology

From Malay kawatir, khawatir, khuatir, kuatir, from Classical Malay خواطر (kawatir), خواطر (khawatir), خواطر (khuatir), from Arabic خَوَاطِر (ḵawāṭir, “thoughts”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /xaˈwatɪr/
• (popular) IPA^(key): /kaˈwatɪr/, /haˈwatɪr/
• Rhymes: -tɪr, -ɪr, -r
• Hyphenation: kha‧wa‧tir

Adjective

khawatir

1. worried

Derived terms

• kekhawatiran
• mengkhawatirkan

 

Further reading

• “khawatir” 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.