sumpah-sumpah

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Reduplication of sumpah.

Pronunciation

  • (Baku, schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /ˌsumpah ˈsumpah/ [ˌsum.pah ˈsum.pah]
  • Rhymes: -umpah, -pah, -ah
  • Hyphenation: sum‧pah-sum‧pah

Noun

sumpah-sumpah (Jawi spelling سومڤه٢, plural sumpah-sumpah)

  1. chamaeleon
    Sumpah-sumpah itu bertukar warna mengikut persekitarannya.
    That chamaeleon changes colour according to its surroundings
  2. (figurative) chamaeleon (a turncoat; a fickle minded or unpredictable; two-faced person)
    Dia itu seperti sumpah-sumpah, di depan kita puji, tapi di belakang kita dia maki.
    He's a chamaeleon; in front of us he praises us, but behind our backs he insults us.

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