sempurna
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay sempurna, from Sanskrit सम्पूर्ण (sampūrṇa, “complete, entire, whole”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /səm.pur.na/
- Hyphenation: sêm‧pur‧na
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Adjective
sêmpurna
- perfect, flawless
- complete
Conjugation
| Conjugation of sempurna (meng-, transitive) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Root | sempurna | ||||
| Active | Involuntary | Passive | Imperative | Jussive | |
| Active | menyempurna | – | – | – | sempurnalah |
| Locative | menyempurnai | tersempurnai | disempurnai | sempurnai | sempurnailah |
| Causative / Applicative1 | menyempurnakan | tersempurnakan | disempurnakan | sempurnakan | sempurnakanlah |
| Causative | |||||
| Active | mempersempurna | – | dipersempurna | – | persempurnalah |
| Locative | mempersempurnai | – | dipersempurnai | – | – |
| Causative / Applicative1 | mempersempurnakan | – | dipersempurnakan | persempurnakan | persempurnakanlah |
| 1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning. | |||||
Derived terms
- kesempurnaan
- ketidaksempurnaan
- penyempurna
- penyempurnaan
Further reading
- “sempurna” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit सम्पूर्ण (sampūrṇa, “complete, entire, whole”).
Adjective
sempurna (Jawi spelling سمڤورنا)
- perfect