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sumpah

[ˈsum˧p˭ä˦˧]

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Singapore/ˈsumpa/

sumpah verb: to promise; to earnestly swear that something is true.

Verb

sumpah (invariable)

  1. (Manglish, Singlish, intransitive, invariable) To promise; to earnestly swear that something is true.
    • I don’t know anything about this scandal — sumpah.
    • I sumpah (promise) mak! Anybody can come to see you mak. I won’t tell bapak mak. If you are happy, I am happy mak. Don’t kill me mak.2004, Elangovan, O$P$, Singapore, →ISBN, page 16

Origin of sumpah

Unadapted borrowing from Malay sumpah (“to swear, to make a promise”).

Questions about sumpah

What does sumpah mean?
Sumpah means to promise; to earnestly swear that something is true.
What part of speech is sumpah?
Sumpah is a verb.
How do you pronounce sumpah?
Sumpah is pronounced /ˈsumpa/ (Singapore).

Words near sumpah in the dictionary

  1. sump pump
  2. sump pumps
  3. sump tank
  4. sump tanks
  5. sump up
  6. sumpah
  7. sumped
  8. sumph
  9. sumphish
  10. sumphishness
  11. sumphs

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