gugur

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay gugur, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *guur (“to fall, be shed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡu.ɡʊr/

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• Rhymes: -ɡʊr, -ʊr, -r
• Hyphenation: gu‧gur

Verb

gugur (base, imperative, colloquial gugur, active menggugurkan, ordinary passive digugurkan)

1. to fall
   1. (literal, intransitive) to be moved downwards
   2. (literal, transitive) to move downwards
   3. to collapse; to be overthrown or defeated.

      Synonyms: kalah, rontok

   4. to die, especially in battle or by disease.

      Synonym: mati

2. to be born prematurely
3. to be null and void, to fail, to lapse

   Synonym: batal

4. to be eliminated

Derived terms

• berguguran
• digugurkan
• guguran
• keguguran
• menggugurkan
• pengguguran

 

• gugur gunung
• gugur kandungan

 

Further reading

• “gugur” 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.