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 note

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

  1. maybe, perhaps, possibly
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