mungkir

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• pungkir (nonstandard)

Etymology

From Malay mungkir, from Arabic مُنْكِر (munkir, “the one who denies”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuŋkir/, [ˈmuŋ.kɪr]

Verb

mungkir

1. to refuse, to deny.
   • 2022, SWA Online:

     Uang bukanlah segalanya. Sulit dimungkiri, banyak pengusaha sukses yang lahir dari keterbatasan.

     It's hard to deny, many successful entrepreneurs are born from limitations.

2. being unfaithful.

Further reading

• “mungkir” 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.