tenggelam
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Malay tenggelam, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləm; *ləəm (“to sink”)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
tênggêlam
- (intransitive) to submerge, to sink, to be immersed
- (intransitive) to set (of sun)
- Synonym: terbenam
- (intransitive, figurative) to lose oneself
- (intransitive, figurative) to fall
- Synonym: jatuh
- (intransitive, figurative) to lost, to disappear, to miss
- (intransitive, figurative) to be absorbed, to be engrossed
- Synonym: asyik
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “tenggelam” 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.
Malay edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Baku) IPA(key): /təŋɡəlam/
- (Johor-Selangor) IPA(key): /təŋɡəläm/
- (Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /təŋɡəlam/
- Rhymes: -lam, -am
Verb edit
tenggelam (Jawi spelling تڠݢلم)
- to submerge, to sink (under water; disappear from surface or eye-sight)
- (literature) to set (of sun; into the sea)
Derived terms edit
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menenggelami [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
- menenggelamkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- penenggelaman [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: tenggelam
Further reading edit
- “tenggelam” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.