cialat

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 食力 (chia̍h-la̍t). Compare English jialat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃia̯lat̚]
Hyphenation: cia‧lat

Adjective

cialat

misfortune
Synonym: celaka

Further reading

“cialat” 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.

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