berjibaku

Indonesian

Etymology

Affixed ber- (“doing something”) +‎ Japanese 自爆(じばく) (jibaku, “self-explosion; suicide bombing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bər.d͡ʒi.ba.ku/
• Hyphenation: ber‧ji‧ba‧ku

Verb

berjibaku

1. to explode or destruct oneself; to commit a suicide bombing
2. (colloquial) to do something desperately.

Further reading

• “berjibaku” 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.