sibuk

Malay

Etymology

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Adjective

sibuk (Jawi spelling سيبوق)

  1. busy
    Ramzi sangat sibuk dengan hubungan bisnisnya.
    Ramzi is busy with his own dealings.

Derived terms

  • bersibuk
  • kesibukan
  • menyibukkan

Further reading

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay sibuk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsi.buk]

Verb

sibuk

  1. (stative) to be busy

Conjugation

Conjugation of sibuk
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tosibuk fosibuk misibuk
2nd person nosibuk nisibuk
3rd
person
masculine osibuk isibuk
yosibuk (archaic)
feminine mosibuk
neuter isibuk

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh