semangat
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay semangat, from Proto-Malayic *sumaŋət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumaŋed (“soul of a living being; soul of the rice plant”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
sêmangat (plural semangat-semangat, first-person possessive semangatku, second-person possessive semangatmu, third-person possessive semangatnya)
- soul:
- spirit:
- the soul of a person or other creature.
- a supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form
- enthusiasm
- the manner or style of something.
- Ini bertentangan dengan semangat perjanjian. ― This goes against the spirit of the agreement.
- temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state.
- consciousness, awareness: the state of being conscious or aware.
- gusto, zest, enthusiasm
- lust
- Synonym: nafsu
- ardor
- great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion.
- spirit; enthusiasm; passion.
- morale: the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others.
- energy: the impetus behind all motion and all activity.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “semangat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayic *sumaŋət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumaŋed (“soul of a living being; soul of the rice plant”). Cognate to Banjarese sumangat and Kendayan sumangat.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
semangat (Jawi spelling سماڠت, plural semangat-semangat, informal 1st possessive semangatku, 2nd possessive semangatmu, 3rd possessive semangatnya)
- soul of a being (both inanimate and animate)
- Synonym: roh
- semangat padi ― soul of the rice paddy
- desire to do something
- Synonym: kemahuan
- semangat bekerja ― passion in working
- meaning or purpose of a particular agreement
- feeling
Derived terms edit
Affixations edit
Compounds edit
Descendants edit
- > Indonesian: semangat (inherited)
Further reading edit
- “semangat” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*sumaŋed”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary