sibuk
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈsibuk/ [ˈsi.bʊk̚]
- Rhymes: -ibuk
- Syllabification: si‧buk
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay sibuk (“busy”).
Adjective
sibuk (comparative lebih sibuk, superlative paling sibuk)
Derived terms
- bersibuk
- kesibukan
- menyibukkan
- tersibukkan
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]
Root
sibuk
Derived terms
- menyibuk
Further reading
- “sibuk”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Etymology
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Adjective
sibuk (Jawi spelling سيبوق, comparative lebih sibuk, superlative paling sibuk)
- busy
- Ramzi sangat sibuk dengan hubungan bisnisnya.
- Ramzi is busy with his own dealings.
Derived terms
- bersibuk
- kesibukan
- menyibukkan
Further reading
- "sibuk" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Ternate
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsi.buk]
Verb
sibuk
- (stative) to be busy
Conjugation
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inclusive | exclusive | |||
| 1st person | tosibuk | fosibuk | misibuk | |
| 2nd person | nosibuk | nisibuk | ||
| 3rd person |
masculine | osibuk | isibuk yosibuk (archaic) | |
| feminine | mosibuk | |||
| neuter | isibuk | |||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh