mungkin
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin, “possible”).
Adverb
editmungkin
- maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably
- Mungkin John akan datang untuk makan malam.
- Perhaps John will come over for dinner.
Usage notes
editMungkin + -kah forms an interrogative sentence "Is it possible..?" as in mungkinkah anda menolongku?, "Is it possible for you to help me?". Mungkin preceded by an adjective prefixed by se- forms adverbial phrase "as [..] as possible" as in sebesar mungkin, "as big as possible", secepat mungkin, "as fast/soon as possible".
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editMalay
editEtymology
editFrom Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin, “possible”).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editmungkin (Jawi spelling موڠکين)
Further reading
edit- “mungkin” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.