sungguh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sungguh.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsuŋɡuh/ [ˈsuŋ.ɡʊh]
  • Rhymes: -uŋɡuh
  • Syllabification: sung‧guh

Adjective

sungguh

  1. true:
    1. conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct
      Synonyms: benar, sesungguhnya
  2. truly
    Synonym: sungguh-sungguh

Adverb

sungguh

  1. aright: rightly, correctly; in the right way or form
    Synonyms: tepat, persis
  2. very, really
    Synonyms: sangat, sekali, betul

Derived terms

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Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /suŋɡuh/
  • Rhymes: -uŋɡuh, -ɡuh, -uh
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [sʊŋɡʊh, -ɡoh, -ɡo̞h]

Adverb

sungguh (Jawi spelling سوڠݢوه)

  1. very
    Synonyms: amat, sangat, sekali, gila, bapak, begitu
    Sungguh merdu lagu yang kita dengar tadi.
    What a beautiful song we just heard.

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