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umpama

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay umpama, from Pali upamā (“simile, parable, comparison”), from Sanskrit उपमा (upamā). Reconstructed as *upama +‎ -um-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʊmˈpa.ma]
  • Hyphenation: um‧pa‧ma

Noun

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umpama (plural umpama-umpama, first-person possessive umpamaku, second-person possessive umpamamu, third-person possessive umpamanya)

  1. instance, model, example

Conjunction

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umpama

  1. (colloquial) as though, like, as if
    Synonyms: bagaikan, seakan-akan

Affixed terms

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Compounds

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit उपमा (upamā).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

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umpama (Jawi spelling اومڤام, plural umpama-umpama, informal 1st possessive umpamaku, 2nd possessive umpamamu, 3rd possessive umpamanya)

  1. instance, model, example
    Synonyms: contoh, model, ibarat, misal, instansi

Conjunction

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umpama (Jawi spelling اومڤام)

  1. as though, like, as if
    Synonyms: bagai, bak, laksana, seperti
    Ilmu yang kita memiliki umpama setitik air di laut.
    The knowledge we have is like a drop of water in the ocean.

Derived terms

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Terms derived from umpama

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: umpama

Further reading

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