simpang

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsimpaŋ/ [ˈsim.paŋ]
• Rhymes: -impaŋ
• Syllabification: sim‧pang

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay simpang, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *simpaŋ (“take a side path or way; crossroads”).

Noun

simpang (plural simpang-simpang)

1. branch
2. intersection

Hyponyms

• simpang belahan
• simpang empat
• simpang sungai
• simpang susun
• simpang tiga

Derived terms

• bersimpang
• bersimpangan
• menyimpang
• menyimpangkan
• penyimpang
• penyimpangan
• persimpangan
• simpangan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Bekati' [Term?].

Noun

simpang (plural simpang-simpang)

1. (dialect) fallen branches [since 2024]

Further reading

• “simpang”, 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

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *simpaŋ (“take a side path or way; crossroads”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /simpaŋ/
• Rhymes: -paŋ, -aŋ
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [simpaŋ, -päŋ]
• (Pahang) IPA^(key): [simpãᵑ]

Noun

simpang (Jawi spelling سيمڤڠ, plural simpang-simpang or simpang²)

1. junction
2. corner (of road, street, etc.)
3. turn; turning
4. crossroads

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• simpangan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• penyimpangan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• persimpangan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• menyimpang [agent focus] (meN-)
• menyimpangkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• bersimpang [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• bersimpangan [stative / habitual + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (beR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• simpang-siur

Descendants

• Indonesian: simpang

Further reading

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