semakin

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• semangkin (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay semakin, from By surface analysis, se- +‎ makin.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /səˈmakin/ [səˈma.kɪn]
• Rhymes: -akin
• Syllabification: se‧ma‧kin

Adverb

sêmakin

1. increasingly; more and more; getting; becoming (indicating a gradual increase in degree or intensity)

   Dia semakin pandai berbahasa Indonesia.

   He is getting better and better at speaking Indonesian.

   Semakin tua, dia semakin bijaksana.

   The older he gets, the wiser he becomes.

   Semakin banyak orang yang datang, semakin ramai suasana di pesta.

   The more people who come, the livelier the atmosphere at the party.

   Saya semakin rindu pada keluarga di kampung.

   I miss my family in the village more and more.

   Semakin tinggi pohon, semakin kencang angin yang menerpa.

   The taller the tree, the stronger the wind that blows against it.

   Cinta mereka semakin dalam seiring waktu berjalan.

   Their love grew deeper as time went by.

Further reading

• “semakin”, 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

Etymology

Affixation of se- +‎ makin.

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /səˈmakin/ [səˈma.kin]
  • Rhymes: -akin, -kin, -in
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): /səˈmaken/ [səˈma.ken]
  • Rhymes: -aken, -ken, -en
• Hyphenation: se‧ma‧kin

Adverb

semakin (Jawi spelling سماکين)

1. increasingly; more and more; getting; becoming (indicating a gradual increase in degree or intensity).

   Synonyms: makin, bertambah

   Kesihatannya semakin pulih.

   His health is getting better.

   Hari semakin gelap.

   The day is becoming dark.

   Harga barang semakin hari semakin mahal.

   The price of goods is getting more and more expensive by the day.

Descendants

• > Indonesian: semakin (inherited)

Further reading

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