sanggama

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay sanggama from Sanskrit सङ्गम (saṅgama, “intercourse, sexual union”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saŋˈɡama]
• Hyphenation: sang‧ga‧ma

Verb

sanggama

1. to have sexual intercourse.

Affixed terms

• bersanggama
• persanggamaan

 

Further reading

• “sanggama” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit सङ्गम (saṅgama, “intercourse, sexual union”), sense of political union from conflation with Sanskrit सङ्घ (saṅgha) (compare with Thai สังคม (sǎng-kom) and Tamil சங்கம் (caṅkam))

Noun

sanggama (Jawi spelling سڠݢام, plural sanggama-sanggama, informal 1st possessive sanggamaku, 2nd possessive sanggamamu, 3rd possessive sanggamanya)

1. sexual intercourse

   Synonyms: amput, persetubuhan

2. (archaic) union, association, confederation, sangha

   Synonyms: gabungan, persatuan, serikat, syarikat

Verb

sanggama (used in the form bersanggama)

1. to fornicate, to engage in sex

Alternative forms

• senggama

References

• Edi Sedyawati, Ellya Iswati, Kusparyati Boedhijono, Dyah Widjajanti D. (1994) Kosakata Bahasa Sanskerta dalam Bahasa Melayu Masa Kini, Jakarta, Indonesia: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa. Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, →ISBN, pages 266-7
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “سڠݢام sĕnggama”, in A Malay-English dictionary‎^[1], Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 388
• Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “sĕnggama”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised)‎^[2], volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 381

Further reading

“sanggama” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Sundanese

Romanization

sanggama

1. Romanization of ᮞᮀᮌᮙ