saking

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • sangking

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsakiŋ/ [ˈsa.kɪŋ]
    • Rhymes: -akiŋ
    • Syllabification: sa‧king
  • (common) IPA(key): /ˈsaŋkiŋ/ [ˈsaŋ.kɪŋ]
    • Rhymes: -aŋkiŋ

Conjunction

saking

  1. (colloquial) due to (an excess of), because of (an intensity of)
    Ia terdiam saking bingungnya.
    He went quiet, due to how confused he became.

Usage notes

Saking provides explanations to a phenomenon or action, as being derived from an intense stimulus or condition to which an agent is subjected to. Often used in daily conversations, the conjunction emphasizes the severity of a cause resulting in a demise of one's condition (which can be either positive or negative).

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