sumpah serapah

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of sumpah (“curse”) +‎ serapah (“curse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsʊmpah səˈrapah/

Phrase

sumpah serapah

1. curse

   Synonyms: jampi serapah, sumpah seranah (Standard Malay)

Further reading

• “sumpah 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.