sukma

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sukma, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦏ꧀ꦩ (sukma, soul, life), from Prakrit sukhuma, from Sanskrit सूक्ष्म (sūkṣma).[1] Cognate of Old Javanese sūkṣma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʊʔma/
  • Rhymes: -ma, -a
  • Hyphenation: suk‧ma

Noun

sukma (plural sukma-sukma, first-person possessive sukmaku, second-person possessive sukmamu, third-person possessive sukmanya)

  1. soul, life
    Synonyms: jiwa, nyawa

References

  1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017-12-31), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, DOI:10.1355/9789814762779-011, →ISBN, page 375–440

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