angkara

Indonesian

Etymology

From Sanskrit अहंकार (ahaṃkāra, “ego”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aŋˈkara]
• Hyphenation: ang‧ka‧ra

Noun

angkara (plural angkara-angkara, first-person possessive angkaraku, second-person possessive angkaramu, third-person possessive angkaranya)

1. savage

   Synonym: kebengisan

2. insolent

   Synonym: kekurangajaran

Adjective

angkara

1. greedy

   Synonyms: loba, tamak

Derived terms

• keangkaraan

 

• angkara murka

 

Further reading

• “angkara” 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.