sugih

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦱꦸꦒꦶꦃ (sugih, “rich”), from Old Javanese sugih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsu.ɡɪh/
• Rhymes: -ɡɪh
• Hyphenation: su‧gih

Noun

sugih

1. rich

   Synonym: kaya

Derived terms

• pesugihan

 

Further reading

• “sugih” 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.

Javanese

Romanization

sugih

1. Romanization of ꦱꦸꦒꦶꦃ

Old Javanese

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *sgeh (“to acquire, to possess”).

Adjective

sugih

1. rich

Derived terms

• kasugihan

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦱꦸꦒꦶꦃ (sugih) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: sugih
• → Balinese: ᬲᬸᬕᬶᬄ (sugih)

Further reading

• "sugih" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.