mungkin

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin, possible).

Adverb

mungkin

  1. maybe, perhaps, possibly, probably
    Mungkin John akan datang untuk makan malam.
    Perhaps John will come over for dinner.

Usage notes

Mungkin + -kah forms an interrogative sentence "Is it possible..?" as in mungkinkah anda menolongku?, "Is it possible for you to help me?". Mungkin preceded by an adjective prefixed by se- forms adverbial phrase "as [..] as possible" as in sebesar mungkin, "as big as possible", secepat mungkin, "as fast/soon as possible".

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Malay

Etymology

From Arabic مُمْكِن (mumkin, possible).

Adverb

mungkin (Jawi spelling موڠکين)

  1. maybe, perhaps, possibly

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