gugur
Indonesian
Etymology
Inherited from Malay gugur, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *guur (“to fall, be shed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡu.ɡʊr/
- Rhymes: -ɡʊr, -ʊr, -r
- Hyphenation: gu‧gur
Verb
gugur (base, imperative, colloquial gugur, active menggugurkan, ordinary passive digugurkan)
- to fall
- (literally, intransitive) to be moved downwards
- (literally, transitive) to move downwards
- to collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.
- Synonyms: kalah, rontok
- to die, especially in battle or by disease.
- Synonym: mati
- to be born prematurely
- to be null and void, to fail, to lapse
- Synonym: batal
- to be eliminated
Derived terms
- berguguran
- digugurkan
- guguran
- keguguran
- menggugurkan
- pengguguran
- gugur gunung
- gugur kandungan
Further reading
- “gugur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.