Jangan-jangan
from indonesia
Verified
Standard
adverb
Reduplication
From indonesia
Definition
An adverb used to express apprehension or suspicion regarding the possibility of an undesirable event occurring.
Etymology
Reduplicated form of the word 'jangan', functioning as a marker of doubt or apprehension.
Semantic Category
Words that only or primarily exist in reduplicated form (e.g., gara-gara).
Reduplication