umpama
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay umpama, from Pali upamā (“simile, parable, comparison”), from Sanskrit उपमा (upamā). Reconstructed as *upama + -um-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
umpama (plural umpama-umpama, first-person possessive umpamaku, second-person possessive umpamamu, third-person possessive umpamanya)
Conjunction edit
umpama
- (colloquial) as though, like, as if
- Synonyms: bagaikan, seakan-akan
Affixed terms edit
Compounds edit
Further reading edit
- “umpama” 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
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -a
Noun edit
umpama (Jawi spelling اومڤام, plural umpama-umpama, informal 1st possessive umpamaku, 2nd possessive umpamamu, 3rd possessive umpamanya)
Conjunction edit
umpama (Jawi spelling اومڤام)
Derived terms edit
Terms derived from umpama
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: umpama
Further reading edit
- “umpama” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.