simak

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay semak (“to listen; to check; to revise”), from Persian سمع (sam'), from Arabic اِسْمَعْ (ismaʕ), سَمْع (samʕ, “to hear; to listen; to learn, to be told”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsimaʔ/
• Rhymes: -maʔ, -aʔ, -ʔ
• Hyphenation: si‧mak

Verb

simak

1. to listen

Alternative forms

• semak (Indonesia)
• semak (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• disimak
• menyimak

 

Further reading

• “simak” 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.