ungkap

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈuŋkap/ [ˈuŋ.kap̚]
• Rhymes: -uŋkap
• Syllabification: ung‧kap

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Javanese [Term?].

Verb

ungkap (active mengungkap, reflexive passive terungkap, ordinary passive diungkap, imperative ungkap, emphatic-jussive ungkaplah)

1. to reveal
2. to express

Synonyms

• buka
• singkap

Derived terms

• berungkap
• mengungkap
• mengungkapi
• mengungkapkan
• pengungkap
• pengungkapan
• perungkapan
• terungkap
• ungkapan

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay ungkap (“gaping, exposing a large orifice”).

Verb

ungkap

1. to catch at one's breath
2. to open and shut the mouth in vain

Derived terms

• mengungkap
• terungkap-ungkap

Further reading

• “ungkap”, 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