kebetulan

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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FromMalaykebetulan.Equal tobetul+‎ke- -an.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kebetulan(first-person possessivekebetulanku,second-person possessivekebetulanmu,third-person possessivekebetulannya)

  1. accidental:anything happening accidentally.

Adverb

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kebetulan

  1. accidentally:in an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly; unintentionally.

Further reading

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West Makian

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Etymology

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FromMalaykebetulan.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈkə.bə.ˈt̪u.l̪an/

Adverb

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kebetulan

  1. accidentally
  2. it sohappenedthat

References

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  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982)The Makian languages and their neighbours[1],Pacific linguistics