sampai

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sampai̯/
• Rhymes: -ampai̯, -pai̯, -ai̯

Etymology 1

From Malay sampai, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sampay (“up to, as far as, until”).

Interjection

sampai

1. bye

Preposition

sampai

1. to
2. until

Verb

sampai

1. imperative of menyampai (“to fulfill”)
2. to arrive
3. to finish
4. to expire
5. to be achieved
6. to be reached

Derived terms

• berkesampaian
• kesampaian
• kesampaian
• ketersampaian
• menyampai
• menyampaikan
• penyampai
• penyampaian
• sampai-sampai
• sesampai
• sesampainya
• tersampaikan

 

• sampai ajal
• sampai akal
• sampai akhir zaman
• sampai bulannya
• sampai hari kiamat
• sampai hati
• sampai janjinya
• sampai ke akar-akarnya
• sampai ke gunjainya
• sampai ke liang kubur
• sampai ke sumsum
• sampai rasa
• sampai tua
• sampai umur
• sampai waktu

 

Etymology 2

See previous etymology.

Verb

sampai

1. synonym of gantung (“to hang”)

Derived terms

• menyampaikan
• sampaian
• tersampai

 

Further reading

• “sampai” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sampay₂ (“up to, as far as, until”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sampai̯/
• Rhymes: -ampai̯, -pai̯, -ai̯

Preposition

sampai (Jawi spelling سمڤاي)

1. until

   Synonym: hingga

   Baca sampai habis.

   Read until the end.

Verb

sampai (Jawi spelling سمڤاي)

1. to arrive

   Synonym: tiba

   Ayah dah sampai!

   Dad has arrived!

2. to reach
3. to present; to pass something; to convey (as 'sampaikan')

   Minta sampaikan mesej ini kepada Tey.

   Please pass this message to Tey.

Derived terms

• disampaikan
• menyampaikan
• penyampai
• penyampaian
• sampaikan
• tersampai

 

Further reading

• “sampai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *sapay