musnah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay musnah, from Javanese musna (to disappear, to vanish), from Old Javanese musna (to vanish).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmusnah/ [ˈmus.nah]
  • Rhymes: -usnah
  • Syllabification: mus‧nah

Verb

musnah

  1. to disappear
  2. to perish

Adjective

musnah (comparative lebih musnah, superlative paling musnah)

  1. annihilated
  2. destroyed, shattered

Derived terms

Affixations
  • kemusnahan
  • memusnahkan
  • pemusnah
  • pemusnahan

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese musna (to disappear, to vanish), from Old Javanese musna (to vanish).

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety) IPA(key): /ˈmusnah/ [ˈmus.nah]
  • Rhymes: -usnah, -nah, -ah
  • Hyphenation: mus‧nah

Verb

musnah (Jawi spelling موسنه)

  1. to destroy
    Synonym: rosak
    Antonym: bina

Derived terms

Affixations
  • dimusnahkan
  • kemusnahan
  • memusnahkan
  • pemusnah
  • pemusnahan

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: musnah (inherited)

Further reading