sambung

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsambʊŋ]
• Hyphenation: sam‧bung

Etymology 1

From Malay sambung, perhaps from Javanese sambung.

Verb

sambung

1. to connect
2. (uncommon) to continue

Derived terms

• bersambung
• bersambungan
• kebersambungan
• mempersambungkan
• menyambung
• menyambungkan
• penyambung
• penyambungan
• persambungan
• sambung-bersambung
• sambung-menyambung
• sambungan
• sinambung
• tersambung

• sambung juang
• sambung raga
• sambung rasa

Etymology 2

Verb

sambung

1. (silat) alternative form of sabung

Further reading

• “sambung”, 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

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese sambuṅ.

Verb

sambung

1. to join

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese sambung.

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈsambuŋ/ [ˈsam.buŋ]
• Rhymes: -buŋ, -uŋ
• Hyphenation: sam‧bung

Verb

sambung (Jawi spelling سمبوڠ)

1. to connect; to join; to link; to attach (physical objects).

   Synonyms: hubung, cantum, ikat

   Antonyms: putus, pisah

2. to continue; to resume; to extend (speech, study, contract, or activity).

   Synonyms: teruskan, lanjutkan

   Antonyms: henti, tangguh

   Dia akan sambung pelajarannya di universiti tahun depan. ― He will continue his studies at the university next year.

Derived terms

Affixations

• bersambung (“to be connected; to be continued”)
• disambung (“to be connected”)
• menyambung (“to connect; to continue; to extend”)
• menyambungkan (“to connect something”)
• penyambung (“connector; link”)
• sambungan (“connection; continuation; extension”)
• tersambung (“connected”)

Compounds

• sambung bayar (“continue loan payments (of a vehicle)”)
• sambung belajar (“further studies”)
• sambung nyawa (“life extension; a type of herb”)
• tanda sambung (“hyphen”)

Further reading

• "sambung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017