sama sekali

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• samsek (at all, slang)

Etymology

From sama (“same”) +‎ sekali (“one time; very”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˌsama səˈkali/ [ˌsa.ma səˈka.li]
• Syllabification: sa‧ma se‧ka‧li

Prepositional phrase

sama sêkali

1. (idiomatic) at all

   Aku belum mulai sama sekali. ― I haven't started at all.

2. (idiomatic) entirely

   Uangku sudah habis sama sekali. ― My money has been spent entirely.

Further reading

• “sama sekali”, 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