semak

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Adjective

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semak

  1. near, close (at a little distance)

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semak

  1. near

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Indonesian

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Malay semak (bush), from metathesis of Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (dense undergrowth).

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sêmak (plural semak-semak, first-person possessive semakku, second-person possessive semakmu, third-person possessive semaknya)

  1. bush
  2. scrub
  3. shrub

Adjective

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sêmak

  1. bushy: like a bush in having many widely spread branches.
  2. (figuratively) complicated; disturbed and confused.
    Synonym: kusut

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Etymology 2

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Affixed se- +‎ emak, mak (mother).

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Noun

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sêmak (plural semak-semak, first-person possessive semakku, second-person possessive semakmu, third-person possessive semaknya)

  1. (uterine) sibling.

Etymology 3

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sémak

  1. Alternative spelling of simak

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Malay

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *samək (dense undergrowth) (with metathesis).

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Noun

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semak (Jawi spelling سمق, plural semak-samun, informal 1st possessive semakku, 2nd possessive semakmu, 3rd possessive semaknya)

  1. bush
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Descendants
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  • Indonesian: semak

Etymology 2

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From Persian سمع (sam'), from Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ), سَمْع (samʕ, to hear; to listen; to learn, to be told).

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Verb

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sémak (Jawi spelling سيمق)

  1. to check, to scan
  2. (rare) to listen
  3. (rare) to revise
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