asyik

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• asik
• asjik (pre-1967)
• saik (prokem (informal))

Etymology

From Malay asik, asyik, from Classical Malay اسيق (asik), عاشيق (asyik), from Arabic عَاشِق (ʕāšiq, “admirer, lover”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /a.ʃɪk/
• (common) IPA^(key): /a.sɪk/
• (nonstandard) IPA^(key): /as.jɪk/
• Rhymes: -ʃɪk, -ɪk, -k
• Hyphenation: a‧syik

Adjective

asyik

1. interested, attracted
2. happy
3. passionate, deeply in love
4. busy

Derived terms

• asyik-asyiknya
• keasyikan
• mengasyiki
• mengasyikkan

Interjection

asyik!

1. yes!, hurray!, yay!

   asyik! kita berhasil! ― yay! we did it!

Noun

asyik (uncountable)

1. (Islam) the person who sets his reflection and spiritual view on Allah SWT. because it is driven by love for Him and no longer afraid of death.

Derived terms

• asyik-asyiknya
• berasyik-asyik
• keasyik-asyikan
• keasyikan
• mengasyiki
• mengasyikkan
• seasyik

Further reading

• “asyik” 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.