astaga

Indonesian

Etymology

Possibly developed as a minced oath of astagfirullah, ultimately from Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha).

Interjection

astaga

1. oh my God

   Synonyms: ya ampun, astagfirullah

Related terms

• astaganaga

Further reading

• “astaga”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• astagha

Etymology

From Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha, “I seek forgiveness from God”).

Interjection

astaga (Jawi spelling استݢا)

1. (slang) clipping of astaghfirullah ("oh my God")

Synonyms

• alamak