semak

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Iban

Pronunciation

Adjective

semak

  1. near, close (at a little distance)

Preposition

semak

  1. near

Antonyms

Indonesian

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay semak (bush), from metathesis of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (dense undergrowth).

Pronunciation

Noun

sêmak (plural semak-semak)

  1. bush
  2. scrub
  3. shrub

Adjective

sêmak

  1. bushy: like a bush in having many widely spread branches.
  2. (figuratively) complicated; disturbed and confused.
    Synonym: kusut

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Affixed se- +‎ emak, mak (mother).

Pronunciation

Noun

sêmak (plural semak-semak)

  1. (uterine) sibling.

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Verb

sémak

  1. Alternative spelling of simak

Further reading

Malay

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (dense undergrowth) (with metathesis).

Pronunciation

Noun

semak (Jawi spelling سمق, plural semak-samun, informal 1st possessive semakku, 2nd possessive semakmu, 3rd possessive semaknya)

  1. bush
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Indonesian: semak

Etymology 2

From Persian سمع (sam'), from Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ), سَمْع (samʕ, to hear; to listen; to learn, to be told).

Pronunciation

Verb

sémak (Jawi spelling سيمق)

  1. to check, to scan
  2. (rare) to listen
  3. (rare) to revise
Derived terms
Descendants

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