sukma

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sukma, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦏ꧀ꦩ (sukma, “soul, life”), from Prakrit sukhuma, from Sanskrit सूक्ष्म (sūkṣma).[1] Cognate of Old Javanese sūkṣma.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsuʔma/ [ˈsuʔ.ma]
  • Rhymes: -uʔma
  • Syllabification: suk‧ma

Noun

sukma (plural sukma-sukma)

  1. soul, life
    Synonyms: jiwa, nyawa

References

  1. ^ Tom Hoogervorst (31 December 2017) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎[1], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦱꦸꦏ꧀ꦩ (sukma, “soul, life”), from Prakrit sukhuma, from Sanskrit सूक्ष्म (sūkṣma).

Noun

sukma (plural sukma-sukma)

  1. (archaic) soul, life

References

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