avontur

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• avontuur (1901–1947)

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch avontuur (“adventure”), from Middle Dutch aventure, from Old French aventure.

Noun

avontur (plural avontur-avontur)

1. adventure: a daring feat; a bold undertaking, in which dangers are likely to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; the encountering of risks

   Synonyms: avontur, petualangan, pertualangan

Further reading

• “avontur”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016