sukma

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sukma, from Javanese ꦱꦸꦏ꧀ꦩ (sukma, “soul, life”), from Prakrit sukhuma, from Sanskrit सूक्ष्म (sūkṣma). Cognate of Old Javanese sūkṣma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʊʔma/
• Rhymes: -ma, -a
• Hyphenation: suk‧ma

Noun

sukma (plural sukma-sukma, first-person possessive sukmaku, second-person possessive sukmamu, third-person possessive sukmanya)

1. soul, life

   Synonyms: jiwa, nyawa

Further reading

• “sukma” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Javanese ꦱꦸꦏ꧀ꦩ (sukma, “soul, life”), from Prakrit sukhuma, from Sanskrit सूक्ष्म (sūkṣma).

Noun

sukma (plural sukma-sukma, informal 1st possessive sukmaku, 2nd possessive sukmamu, 3rd possessive sukmanya)

1. (archaic) soul, life

References

• “sukma” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.