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sanggah.

to deny, to become denial against; to rebut

7 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsaŋɡah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsaŋ.ɡah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. to deny, to become denial against; to rebut

  2. to challenge, to oppose

  3. to protest against

  4. to have a different opinion; to object to

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay sanggah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋgaq (“to arrest the progress of something by stopping or catching it; to support, keep from falling”).

noun/ˈsaŋɡah/Standard-Indonesian[ˈsaŋ.ɡah]Standard-Indonesian
  1. family shrine in a Balinese house-complex

    Hinduism
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Balinese sanggah (“altar”, literally “seat, throne”).

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