sangka

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: sang‧ka

Noun

sangka

(historical) tooth-filing practiced in pre-colonial Visayas
a competition; a contest; a tournament
a battle; a combat

Verb

sangka

to compete; to take part in a contest, game or similar event
to battle; to join in battle; to fight
to stir up a fight or hostility

Indonesian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /saŋ.ka/
Hyphenation: sang‧ka
Rhymes: -ka, -a

Etymology 1

From Malay sangka, from Classical Malay sangka, from Sanskrit शङ्का (śaṅkā, “doubt, suspicion, distrust, fear”).

Noun

sangka

guess, suspect
Synonyms: duga, kira

Adjective

sangka

doubt
Synonyms: keraguan, sangsi, syak

Derived terms

bersangka
menersangkakan
menyangka
menyangkakan
penersangkaan
persangkaan
sangkaan
tersangka

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha, “a shell, (especially) the conch-shell”).

Noun

sangka

shell, conch-shell.
synonym of sangkakala

Further reading

“sangka” 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.

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