sembah

See also: sêmbah

Balinese

Alternative forms
  • ᬲᭂᬫ᭄ᬩᬄ

Etymology

From Javanese sembah.

Noun

sembah

  1. the bow with palms together of an inferior to a superior
  • sumbah

Verb

sembah

  1. to greet a superior

Derived terms
  • nyembah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sembah, from Classical Malay sembah, from Javanese sembah.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [səmˈbah]
  • Hyphenation: sêm‧bah

Verb

sêmbah

  1. to worship
  2. to lower oneself

Derived terms
  • bersembah
  • mempersembahkan
  • menyembah
  • menyembahkan
  • penyembah
  • penyembahan
  • persembahan
  • sembahan
  • sesembahan
  • sembah akhir
  • sembah simpuh
  • sembah sujud
  • sembah sungkem

Further reading

Javanese
Other scripts
Carakan ꦱꦼꦩ꧀ꦧꦃ
Roman sêmbah

Etymology

From Old Javanese sĕmbah (“respect”).[1] Compare Old Khmer saṃbaḥ ~ sambaḥ; whence Khmer សំពះ (sɑmpĕəh, “to salute”).

Noun

sêmbah

  1. A gesture of high esteem made to a superior by holding the hands before the face, palms together, thumbs approaching the nose, and bowing the head slightly.
  2. one's respect, one's high regards

Derived terms
  • nyembah
  • sembah-bekti
  • sembah-sujud
  • sembah-sungkem

Descendants
  • → Balinese: sembah
  • →? Malay: sembah

References
  1. "sembah" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Malay

Etymology

Possibly from Javanese sembah.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /səmˈbah/
  • Rhymes: -mbah, -bah, -ah

Verb

sembah (Jawi spelling سمبه‎)

  1. to worship
  2. to revere
  3. to kowtow

Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

  • penyembah [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
  • penyembahan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
  • sembahan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
  • sesembahan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit + immediacy / habitual] (-an + se-)
  • persembah [causative passive] (peR-)
  • persembahkan [causative passive + causative benefactive] (peR- + -kan)
  • persembahan [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
  • menyembah [agent focus] (meN-)
  • menyembahkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
  • disembah [patient focus] (di-)
  • disembahkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
  • tersembah [agentless action] (teR-)
  • tersembahkan [agentless action + causative benefactive] (teR- + -kan)
  • bersembah [stative / habitual] (beR-)
  • bersembahkan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
  • mempersembah [causative agent focus] (mempeR-)
  • mempersembahkan [causative agent focus + causative benefactive] (mempeR- + -kan)
  • dipersembah [causative passive focus] (dipeR-)
  • dipersembahkan [causative passive focus + causative benefactive] (dipeR- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

  • angkat sembah
  • sembah akhir
  • sembah bumi
  • sembah salam
  • sembah simpuh
  • sembah sujud
  • sembah takzim
  • sembahyang

Descendants

References
  1. Blust, R.; Trussel, S. (2010–) Austronesian Comparative Dictionary, web edition‎

Further reading
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