semak
Malay
Etymology 1
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (“dense undergrowth”) (with metathesis).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səmak/
- Rhymes: -əmak, -mak, -ak
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [səˈmäʔ, -mäk̚]
Noun
semak (Jawi spelling سمق, plural semak-samun, informal 1st possessive semakku, 2nd possessive semakmu, 3rd possessive semaknya)
- bush
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- menyemak [agent focus] (meN-)
- bersemak [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Descendants
- Indonesian: semak
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semak/
- Rhymes: -emak, -mak, -ak
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [seˈmäʔ, -mäk̚]
Verb
sémak (Jawi spelling سيمق)
- to check, to scan
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
- penyemak [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- penyemakan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
- semakan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
- menyemak [agent focus] (meN-)
- menyemak [agent focus] (meN-)
- tersemak [agentless action] (teR-)
- bersemak [stative / habitual] (beR-)
Further reading
- “semak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.