tenggelam

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Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tenggelam, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləm; *ləəm (“to sink”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /təŋɡəˈlam/
  • Rhymes: -lam, -am, -m
  • Hyphenation: têng‧gê‧lam

Verb

tênggêlam

  1. (intransitive) to submerge, to sink, to be immersed
    Synonyms: karam, terbenam
    Tenggelamnya kapal Van Der Wjick.
    The Sinking of Van Der Wjick
  2. (intransitive) to set (of sun)
    Synonym: terbenam
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to lose oneself
  4. (intransitive, figurative) to fall
    Synonym: jatuh
  5. (intransitive, figurative) to lost, to disappear, to miss
    Synonyms: hilang, lenyap
  6. (intransitive, figurative) to be absorbed, to be engrossed
    Synonym: asyik

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Verb

tenggelam (Jawi spelling تڠݢلم)

  1. to submerge, to sink (under water; disappear from surface or eye-sight)
    Synonyms: karam, acop
    Antonym: timbul
  2. (literature) to set (of sun; into the sea)
    Synonym: terbenam (“sunset”)
    Antonym: terbit

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

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Descendants

  • Indonesian: tenggelam

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