sama sekali
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- samsek (at all, slang)
Etymology
From sama (“same”) + sekali (“one time; very”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌsama səˈkali/ [ˌsa.ma səˈka.li]
- Syllabification: sa‧ma se‧ka‧li
Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) at all
- Aku belum mulai sama sekali. ― I haven't started at all.
- (idiomatic) entirely
- Uangku sudah habis sama sekali. ― My money has been spent entirely.
Further reading
- “sama sekali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.