mudah-mudahan

Indonesian

Etymology

Reduplication of mudah (easy) with the suffix -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mu.dah mu.da.han/

Adverb

mudah-mudahan

  1. hopefully
    Synonyms: moga-moga, semoga

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of reduplication of mudah (easy) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mu.dah mu.da.han]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)

Adverb

mudah-mudahan (Jawi spelling موده-مودهن)

  1. Used to express a wish or hope; hopefully.
    Synonyms: moga-moga, semoga
    Mudah-mudahan sembahyang kita diterima Tuhan.
    Hopefully our prayers are accepted by God.

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