semangat

semangat

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *sumaŋət.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sə.mä.ŋät]

Noun

semangat (Jawi spelling سماڠت‎, plural semangat-semangat, informal 1st possessive semangatku, impolite 2nd possessive semangatmu, 3rd possessive semangatnya)

1. soul of a being (both inanimate and animate).

   Semangat padi

   Soul of the rice paddy

2. passion.

   Semangat bekerja

   Passion in working

3. meaning or purpose of a particular agreement.

   Semangat perjanjian Asean

   Purpose of the Asean agreement

Further reading

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