sibuk

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsibuk/ [ˈsi.bʊk̚]
• Rhymes: -ibuk
• Syllabification: si‧buk

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay sibuk (“busy”).

Adjective

sibuk (comparative lebih sibuk, superlative paling sibuk)

1. busy

Derived terms

• bersibuk
• kesibukan
• menyibukkan
• tersibukkan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]

Root

sibuk

1. to watch from a distance
2. to spy
3. to peek

   Synonym: mengintip

Derived terms

• menyibuk

Further reading

• “sibuk”, 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

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -uk

Adjective

sibuk (Jawi spelling سيبوق, comparative lebih sibuk, superlative paling sibuk)

1. busy

   Ramzi sangat sibuk dengan hubungan bisnisnya.

   Ramzi is busy with his own dealings.

Derived terms

• bersibuk
• kesibukan
• menyibukkan

Further reading

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

Ternate

Etymology

From Malay sibuk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsi.buk]

Verb

sibuk

1. (stative) to be busy

Conjugation

Conjugation of sibuk

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tosibuk	fosibuk	misibuk
2nd person		nosibuk	nisibuk
3rd person	masculine	osibuk	isibuk yosibuk (archaic)
	feminine	mosibuk
	neuter	isibuk

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh