surga

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay shurga, shorga, sorga, surga, swarga, syorga, syurga (Standard Malay syurga), from Classical Malay شرݢ (syurga), شرݢ (surga), from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʊrɡa/
  • Hyphenation: sur‧ga
  • Rhymes: -ɡa, -a

Noun

surga (plural surga-surga)

  1. (religion) paradise, heaven. (any religions)
    Synonyms: adnan, eden, firdaus, jannah, nirwana, indraloka, kayangan, kedewaan, keindraan, suargaloka, suralaya, surgaloka, paradiso
  2. (Hinduism) alternative spelling of swarga (svarga)

Derived terms

  • surga dunia
  • surga jannah

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsur.ɡa/
  • Rhymes: -urɡa
  • Hyphenation: sùr‧ga

Verb

surga

  1. inflection of surgere:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

Maguindanao

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga). Compare Maranao sorga', Tausug sulga', and Malay syurga.

Noun

surga

  1. heaven; paradise
    Antonym: naraka

Further reading

  • Francisco, Juan R. (January 1963), chapter 1, in Indian Influences In The Philippines With Special Reference To Language And Literature (PhD)‎[1], University of Madras, page 65