mungkin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mungkin, from Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin, “possible”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈmuŋkin/ [ˈmuŋ.kɪn]
• Rhymes: -uŋkin
• Syllabification: mung‧kin

Adverb

mungkin

1. maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably

   Mungkin Dani akan datang untuk makan malam.

   Perhaps Dani will come over for dinner.

Usage notes

Mungkin + -kah forms an interrogative sentence "Is it possible..?" as in mungkinkah anda menolongku?, "Is it possible for you to help me?". Mungkin preceded by an adjective prefixed by se- forms adverbial phrase "as [..] as possible" as in sebesar mungkin, "as big as possible", secepat mungkin, "as fast/soon as possible".

Synonyms

• boleh jadi, barangkali

Antonyms

• mustahil

Derived terms

• memungkinkan
• kemungkinan

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin, “possible”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuŋkin/ [ˈmuŋ.kin]

Adverb

mungkin (Jawi spelling موڠکين)

1. maybe, perhaps, possibly

Further reading

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