serapah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay serapah, serapa, from Classical Malay serapa, serapah, serpa,

from Sanskrit शप (śapa, “curse”) +‎ -er-.
from Proto-Mon-Khmer *(s)rpah (“to insult”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [səˈrapah]
Hyphenation: sê‧ra‧pah

Noun

sêrapah (first-person possessive serapahku, second-person possessive serapahmu, third-person possessive serapahnya)

curse, a prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
Synonyms: kutuk, sumpah

Alternative forms

serapa
serpa

Derived terms

berserapah
menyerapahi
sumpah serapah

Further reading

“serapah” 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.

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