semangat
Pronunciation: /səˈmaŋat/
“semangat” is an Indonesian word. Its 16 meanings in English:
noun
- the spirit or essence of a person usually thought to consist of one's thoughts and personality, often believed to live on after the person's death
- the spirit or essence of anything
- life, energy, vigor
- the soul of a person or other creature
- a supernatural being, often but not exclusively without physical form
- enthusiasm
- the manner or style of something
- temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state
- consciousness, awareness: the state of being conscious or aware
- gusto, zest, enthusiasm
- lust
- great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion
- spirit; enthusiasm; passion
- morale: the capacity of people to maintain belief in an institution or a goal, or even in oneself and others
- energy: the impetus behind all motion and all activity
interjection
Etymology
Inherited from Malay semangat, from Proto-Malayic *sumaŋət, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sumaŋed (“soul of a living being; soul of the rice plant”).
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