semuka

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)

  1. (literal, of appearances) Alike; having the same or similar façade, countenance or veneer.
  2. (literal, of two things) Facing the same or similar side, frontage or position.

Verb

sêmuka

  1. apheretic form of bersemuka (to be face to face)

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