sempurna

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sempurna, from Sanskrit सम्पूर्ण (sampūrṇa, “complete, entire, whole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səm.pur.na/
• Hyphenation: sêm‧pur‧na

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Adjective

sêmpurna

1. perfect, flawless
2. complete

Conjugation

Conjugation of sempurna (meng-, transitive)
Root	sempurna
	Active	Involuntary / Perfective	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Jussive
Active	menyempurna				sempurnalah
Locative	menyempurnai	tersempurnai	disempurnai	sempurnai	sempurnailah
Causative / Applicative1	menyempurnakan	tersempurnakan	disempurnakan	sempurnakan	sempurnakanlah
	Causative
Active	mempersempurna		dipersempurna		persempurnalah
Locative	mempersempurnai		dipersempurnai
Causative / Applicative1	mempersempurnakan		dipersempurnakan	persempurnakan	persempurnakanlah
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• kesempurnaan
• ketidaksempurnaan
• penyempurna
• penyempurnaan

 

Further reading

• “sempurna” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit सम्पूर्ण (sampūrṇa, “complete, entire, whole”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Adjective

sempurna (Jawi spelling سمڤورنا)

1. perfect