asyik

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• asik
• asjik (pre-1967)
• saik (prokem (informal))

Etymology

From Malay asik, asyik, from Classical Malay اسيق (asik), عاشيق (asyik), from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq, “admirer, lover”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /a.ʃɪk/
• (common) IPA^(key): /a.sɪk/
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /as.jɪk/
• Rhymes: -ʃɪk, -ɪk, -k
• Hyphenation: a‧syik

Adjective

asyik

1. interested, attracted
2. happy
3. passionate, deeply in love
4. busy

Derived terms

Terms derived from asyik

• mengasyiki
• mengasyikkan
• keasyikan
• asyik-asyiknya

Interjection

asyik!

1. yes!, hurray!, yay!

   asyik! kita berhasil! ― yay! we did it!

Noun

asyik (first-person possessive asyikku, second-person possessive asyikmu, third-person possessive asyiknya)

1. (Islam) the person who sets his reflection and spiritual view on Allah SWT. because it is driven by love for Him and no longer afraid of death.

Derived terms

• asyik-asyiknya
• berasyik-asyik
• keasyik-asyikan
• keasyikan
• mengasyiki
• mengasyikkan
• seasyik

 

Further reading

• “asyik” 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.