sumpah

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay sumpah, from Classical Malay sumpah, from Old Malay sumpaḥ, probably from Old Javanese sumpah (“oath, imprecation”), śumāpa (“to curse”), śāpa (“curse, malediction, abuse, oath, imprecation”) +‎ -um- (“active, indicative verb”), from Sanskrit शाप (śāpa, “curse, oath”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ˈsʊmpah]
Hyphenation: sum‧pah

Noun edit

sumpah (first-person possessive sumpahku, second-person possessive sumpahmu, third-person possessive sumpahnya)

swear

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Noun edit

sumpah (first-person possessive sumpahku, second-person possessive sumpahmu, third-person possessive sumpahnya)

curse
Synonyms: kutuk, tulah

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sumpah serapah

Malay edit

Etymology edit

There are two main theories as to its etymology:

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumpaq. Cognate with Tagalog sumpa and Javanese sumpah.
From Old Javanese sumpah (“oath, imprecation”), śumāpa (“to curse”), śāpa (“curse, malediction, abuse, oath, imprecation”) +‎ -um- (“active, indicative verb”), from Sanskrit शाप (śāpa, “curse, oath”).

First attested in the Telaga Batu inscription, 683 AD, as Old Malay [script needed] (sumpaḥ).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /sumpah/
Rhymes: -pah, -ah

Noun edit

sumpah (Jawi spelling سومڤه, plural sumpah-sumpah, informal 1st possessive sumpahku, 2nd possessive sumpahmu, 3rd possessive sumpahnya)

An oath:
1. A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
2. A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
  Synonyms: ikrar, akuan
A promise.
Synonym: janji
A curse word, a cussing word.
Synonyms: kutuk, maki, tulah

Verb edit

sumpah (Jawi spelling سومڤه)

To swear, to promise.
Aku sumpah, aku tak tidur dengan suami kau!
I swear I didn't sleep with your husband!
To curse, to cuss, to swear.
Sambil dihukum mati, Mahsuri menyumpah Langkawi supaya tidak aman selama tujuh keturunan.
As she was executed, Mahsuri cursed Langkawi to seven generations of unrest.

sumpah

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