surga

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• sorga, syurga, swarga (nonstandard)
• suarga, syorga (old spelling)

Etymology

From Malay shurga, shorga, sorga, surga, swarga, syorga, syurga (Standard Malay syurga), from Classical Malay شرݢ (syurga), شرݢ (surga), from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʊrɡa/
• Hyphenation: sur‧ga
• Rhymes: -ɡa, -a

Noun

surga (plural surga-surga, first-person possessive surgaku, second-person possessive surgamu, third-person possessive surganya)

1. (religion) paradise, heaven. (any religions)

   Synonyms: adnan, eden, firdaus, jannah, nirwana, indraloka, kayangan, kedewaan, keindraan, suargaloka, suralaya, surgaloka, paradiso

2. (Hinduism) alternative spelling of swarga (“svarga”)

Derived terms

• surga dunia
• surga jannah

 

Further reading

• “surga” 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.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsur.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -urɡa
• Hyphenation: sùr‧ga

Verb

surga

1. inflection of surgere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• Sgura

Maguindanao

Alternative forms

• sorga
• sulga
• surgah

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga). Compare Maranao sorga', Tausug sulga', and Malay syurga.

Noun

surga

1. heaven; paradise

   Antonym: naraka

Further reading

• Francisco, Juan R. (January 1963), chapter 1, in Indian Influences In The Philippines With Special Reference To Language And Literature (PhD)‎^[1], University of Madras, page 65