gugur

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gugur, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *guur (“to fall, be shed”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡuɡur/ [ˈɡu.ɡʊr]

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• Rhymes: -uɡur
• Syllabification: gu‧gur

Verb

gugur

1. to fall
   1. (literal, intransitive) to be moved downwards

      Synonym: jatuh

   2. (literal, transitive) to move downwards
   3. to collapse; to be overthrown or defeated

      Synonyms: kalah, rontok

   4. to die, especially in battle or by disease

      Synonym: mati

2. to be born prematurely
3. to be null and void, to fail, to lapse

   Synonym: batal

4. to be eliminated

Derived terms

• berguguran
• digugurkan
• guguran
• keguguran (“miscarriage; to have miscarriage”)
• menggugurkan
• pengguguran (“termination; abortion”)

• gugur gunung
• gugur kandungan

Further reading

• “gugur” 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.