hancur

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• hantjoer (1901–1947)
• hantjur (1947–1972)

Etymology

From Malay hancur. Doublet of ajur.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhant͡ʃur/ [ˈhaɲ.t͡ʃʊr]
• Rhymes: -ant͡ʃur
• Syllabification: han‧cur

Verb

hancur

1. to crash
2. to perish

   Synonyms: binasa, rusak

3. to dissolve

   Synonyms: larut, luluh

4. to shatter; to pulverize

   Synonym: remuk

Conjugation

Conjugation of hancur (meng-, transitive)

root	hancur
	active	passive		basic imperative	emphatic jussive
		reflective1	ordinary
	ordinary
nominative				hancur	hancurlah
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2	menghancurkan		dihancurkan	hancurkan	hancurkanlah
	causative
nominative
accusative / dative / locative
perfective causative / applicative2

¹ There is another form of reflective passive verb with affixation of ke- -an which is not included in the table. This form is only attested in active voice without causative affixation of per-.
² The -kan row is either causative or applicative. With transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Some of these forms do not normally exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Alternative forms

• ancur

Derived terms

• hancur-hancuran
• hancur-menghancurkan
• hancuran
• kehancuran
• menghancurkan
• penghancur
• penghancuran

• hancur lebur
• hancur mumur

Further reading

• “hancur”, 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