hancur

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay hancur. Doublet of ajur.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈhant͡ʃur/ [ˈhaɲ.t͡ʃʊr]
  • Rhymes: -ant͡ʃur
  • Syllabification: han‧cur

Verb

hancur

  1. to crash
  2. to perish
    Synonyms: binasa, rusak
  3. to dissolve
    Synonyms: larut, luluh
  4. to shatter; to pulverize
    Synonym: remuk

Conjugation

Conjugation of hancur (meng-, transitive)
root hancur
active passive basic
imperative
emphatic
jussive
reflective1 ordinary
ordinary
nominative hancur hancurlah
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2 menghancurkan dihancurkan hancurkan hancurkanlah
causative
nominative
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2

1 There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
2 The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • hancur-hancuran
  • hancur-menghancurkan
  • hancuran
  • kehancuran
  • menghancurkan
  • penghancur
  • penghancuran
  • hancur lebur
  • hancur mumur

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