semak
Iban
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editsemak
Preposition
editsemak
Antonyms
editIndonesian
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Malay semak (“bush”), from metathesis of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsêmak (plural semak-semak, first-person possessive semakku, second-person possessive semakmu, third-person possessive semaknya)
Adjective
editsêmak
- bushy: like a bush in having many widely spread branches.
- (figuratively) complicated; disturbed and confused.
- Synonym: kusut
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editAffixed se- + emak, mak (“mother”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsêmak (plural semak-semak, first-person possessive semakku, second-person possessive semakmu, third-person possessive semaknya)
- (uterine) sibling.
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editVerb
editsémak
- Alternative spelling of simak
Further reading
edit- “semak” 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.
Malay
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”) (with metathesis).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editsemak (Jawi spelling سمق, plural semak-samun, informal 1st possessive semakku, 2nd possessive semakmu, 3rd possessive semaknya)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Indonesian: semak
Etymology 2
editFrom Persian سمع (sam'), from Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ), سَمْع (samʕ, “to hear; to listen; to learn, to be told”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editsémak (Jawi spelling سيمق)
Derived terms
editRegular affixed derivations:
- penyemak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- penyemakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- semakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- menyemak [agent focus] (meN-)
- menyemak [agent focus] (meN-)
- tersemak [agentless action] (teR-)
- bersemak [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
edit- Indonesian: simak
Further reading
edit- “semak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Iban terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Indonesian 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Indonesian/maʔ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/maʔ/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/aʔ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/aʔ/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ʔ
- Rhymes:Indonesian/ʔ/2 syllables
- Indonesian lemmas
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- Malay terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
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- Malay 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Malay/əmak
- Rhymes:Malay/mak
- Rhymes:Malay/ak
- Rhymes:Malay/aʔ
- Rhymes:Malay/aʔ/2 syllables
- Malay lemmas
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- Rhymes:Malay/emak
- Malay verbs
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