serapah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay serapah, serapa, from Classical Malay serapa, serapah, serpa,

• from Sanskrit शप (śapa, “curse”) +‎ -er-.
• from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(s)rpah (“to insult”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [səˈrapah]
• Hyphenation: sê‧ra‧pah

Noun

sêrapah (first-person possessive serapahku, second-person possessive serapahmu, third-person possessive serapahnya)

1. curse, a prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.

   Synonyms: kutuk, sumpah

Alternative forms

• serapa
• serpa

Derived terms

• berserapah
• menyerapahi
• sumpah serapah

 

Further reading

• “serapah” 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.