singgah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay singgah. Cognate of Urak Lawoi' ซีงะฮ (singah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪŋɡah/
• Rhymes: -ɡah, -ah, -h
• Hyphenation: sing‧gah

Verb

singgah

1. to stopover, to layover

   Synonym: mampir

Derived terms

• bersinggah
• mempersinggah
• menyinggahi
• menyinggahkan
• persinggahan
• singgah-menyinggah
• singgahan

 

Further reading

• “singgah” 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

Compare Urak Lawoi' ซีงะฮ (singah).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siŋ.ɡah/, [ˈsiŋ.ɡäh]
• Rhymes: -ɡah, -ah

Verb

singgah (Jawi spelling سيڠݢه)

1. to stop by; to stopover; to layover

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• singgahan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• persinggahan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• menyinggah [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyinggahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• menyinggahi [agent focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (meN- + -i)
• disinggahkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• disinggahi [patient focus + causative (locative) benefactive] (di- + -i)
• bersinggah [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• mempersinggah [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
• dipersinggah [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• singgah-menyinggah

Descendants

• Indonesian: singgah

Further reading

• “singgah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.