semuka
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay semuka, from Sanskrit सम्मुख (sammukha). Diachronically, the term is analyzable as sama + muka. Otherwise by surface analysis, se- + muka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.ˈmu.ka/
- Rhymes: -ka, -a
- Hyphenation: sê‧mu‧ka
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Adjective
sêmuka (comparative lebih semuka, superlative paling semuka)
- (literal, of appearances) Alike; having the same or similar façade, countenance or veneer.
- (literal, of two things) Facing the same or similar side, frontage or position.
Verb
sêmuka
- apheretic form of bersemuka (“to be face to face”)
Further reading
- “semuka”, 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