sungguh

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sungguh.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsuŋɡuh/ [ˈsuŋ.ɡʊh]
• Rhymes: -uŋɡuh
• Syllabification: sung‧guh

Adjective

sungguh

1. true:
   1. conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct

      Synonyms: benar, sesungguhnya

2. truly

   Synonym: sungguh-sungguh

Adverb

sungguh

1. aright: rightly, correctly; in the right way or form

   Synonyms: tepat, persis

2. very, really

   Synonyms: sangat, sekali, betul

Derived terms

• bersungguh-sungguh
• sungguh-sungguh
• sungguhan

Further reading

• “sungguh”, 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /suŋɡuh/
• Rhymes: -uŋɡuh, -ɡuh, -uh
• (schwa-variety) IPA^(key): [sʊŋɡʊh, -ɡoh, -ɡo̞h]

Adverb

sungguh (Jawi spelling سوڠݢوه)

1. really, very

   Synonyms: amat, sangat, sekali, gila, bapak, begitu

   Sungguh merdu lagu yang kita dengar tadi.

   What a beautiful song we just heard.

Derived terms

• bersungguh
• bersungguh-sungguh
• kesungguhan
• menyungguhkan
• sesungguhnya
• sungguh-sungguh

Further reading

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