Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Hypercorrection of surga, from Sanskrit स्वर्ग (svarga).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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syurga (Jawi spelling شرݢ, plural syurga-syurga or syurga2)

  1. heaven, paradise
    Synonyms: firdaus, jannah
    Antonyms: neraka, jahanam

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  • Indonesian: surga

References

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  1. ^ Tom Hoogervorst (2024), “Non-areal contact”, in The Oxford guide to the Malayo-Polynesian languages of Southeast Asia[1], page 312:
    Some of these borrowed phonemes also occur in pseudo-Arabic forms, for example, Malaysian beza 'difference' ( ← beda < Sanskrit bheda 'separation, difference'), Indonesian fihaq 'side' ( ← pihak, but alternatively and without firm verification explained as < Arabic fi baqq 'concerning'), and Malaysian/Indonesian ʃurga 'heaven' ( ← surga < Sanskrit svarga).

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