masuk

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay masuk, from Classical Malay masuk, affixed from Proto-Malayic *masuk, affixed from *maN- +‎ *suk, active form of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suk, from Proto-Austronesian *suk. Doublet of pasok. Equivalent to meng- +‎ *suk.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmasuk/ [ˈma.sʊk̚]
    • Rhymes: -asuk
  • IPA^(key): /ˈmasuʔ/ [ˈma.sʊʔ]
    • Rhymes: -asuʔ

• Audio:

  (file)

• Syllabification: ma‧suk

Verb

masuk (active masuk, imperative masuk, emphatic-jussive masuklah)

1. (intransitive) to come in
2. to enter
   1. (intransitive) to go or come into an enclosed or partially enclosed space
   2. (transitive, figuratively) to go or come into a state

      Synonym: mulai

   3. (transitive, figuratively) to go or come into a profession

      Synonym: menjadi

   4. (transitive) to type (something) into a computer; to input

      Synonym: ketik

3. (transitive, figuratively) to become a member of; to join

   masuk gereja ― become a Christian

   masuk agama Islam ― become a Muslim

   masuk Belanda ― become a Dutch citizen

   Synonym: menjadi

4. to be included (dalam, in)

   Dia masuk dalam nominasi pegawai terbaik bulan ini.

   He is included in the nomination of best employee of the month.

5. (computing) to take some action to access a secured program or web page on a computer; to sign in; to log in

   Synonym: masuk log

Derived terms

Affixations

• bermasukan
• kemasukan
• masuk-memasuki
• masukan
• memasuki
• memasukkan
• pemasuk
• pemasukan
• termasuk

Compounds

• masuk ajar
• masuk akal
• masuk angin
• masuk buku
• masuk bursa
• masuk daun
• masuk hitungan
• masuk kerja
• masuk kotak
• masuk langsung
• masuk Melayu
• masuk peti es
• masuk sekolah
• masuk Serani
• masuk serdadu
• masuk suluk
• masuk tentara
• masuk ulur
• tidak masuk buku

Proverbs

• bagaikan rama-rama masuk api
• dengar cakap enggang, makan buah beluluk, dengar cakap orang, terjun masuk lubuk
• ke hulu masuk lukah ke muara masuk bubu
• keluar tak mengganjilkan, masuk tak menggenapkan
• lepas dari mulut harimau, masuk ke dalam mulut buaya
• masuk ambung, tak masuk bilang
• masuk dalam kawanan gajah berdering
• masuk dari kuping kiri, keluar lewat kuping kanan
• masuk kandang kambing mengembik, masuk kandang kerbau menguak
• masuk ke sarang laba-laba
• masuk ke telinga kanan, keluar ke telinga kiri
• masuk langau ke mulutnya
• masuk lima, keluar sepuluh
• masuk meliang penjahit, keluar meliang tabuh
• masuk mulut buaya
• masuk sarang harimau
• masuk tak genap, keluar tak ganjil
• masuk tidak manjadi laba, keluar tidak membawa rugi
• masuk tiga, keluar empat
• pasang masuk muara
• seperti gajah masuk kampung
• seperti kelekatu masuk api
• seperti rusa masuk kampung
• seperti tikus masuk perangkap
• seperti tikus masuk rumah
• sudah masuk angin
• tebu masuk di mulut gajah
• tebu setuntung masuk geraham gajah
• upah lalu, bandar tak masuk

Further reading

• “masuk”, 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

• masok (1924-1972)
• msk (text messaging)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *masuk (compare Indonesian masuk), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suk (compare Tagalog pasok), from Proto-Austronesian *suk.

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmasok/ [ˈma.soʔ]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

    (file)

  • Rhymes: -asok, -sok, -ok
• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈmasuk/ [ˈma.suʔ]
  • Rhymes: -asuk, -suk, -uk
• Hyphenation: ma‧suk

Verb

masuk (Jawi spelling ماسوق)

1. (ambitransitive) To enter.

   Antonym: keluar

   masuk bilik ― to enter a room

2. (intransitive) To set (of the sun, moon, etc.).

   Synonym: terbenam

3. (transitive) To attend or go to (not be absent).

   Synonym: hadir

   masuk kerja ― to go to work

4. (transitive) To be a member of an organizational body (of the military, religion, etc.).

   masuk Islam ― to convert to Islam

5. (transitive) To reach (of age, time, etc.).

   Synonym: sampai

   masuk enam tahun ― to reach six years

6. (ambitransitive) To be part of.

   Synonyms: terbilang, terhitung, tergolong, terkira

   masuk dalam golongan beriman ― to be part of those with strong faith

7. (transitive) To take part in.

   masuk peperiksaan ― to take part in an exam

8. (intransitive) To be received.

   gaji masuk ― to have received the salary (lit. "the salary is received")

Derived terms

Affixations

• kemasukan
• memasuki
• memasukkan
• pemasukan
• termasuk

Compounds

• masuk air
• masuk ajar
• masuk akal
• masuk angin
• masuk Belanda (Indonesia)
• masuk buku
• masuk campur
• masuk daun
• masuk hati
• masuk Islam
• masuk Jawi (Kedah)
• masuk ke dalam kandang kambing mengembek, masuk ke dalam kandang kerbau menguak
• masuk kerja
• masuk kira
• masuk kompeni (Indonesia)
• masuk Melayu
• masuk mulut
• masuk Nasrani
• masuk suluk
• masuk syaitan
• masuk tangan
• masuk waktu

Descendants

• > Indonesian: masuk (inherited)

Further reading

• "masuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "masuk" at PRPM first version)