cuma-cuma
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of cuma (“just, only, but”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌt͡ʃuma ˈt͡ʃuma/ [ˌt͡ʃu.ma ˈt͡ʃu.ma]
- Rhymes: -uma
- Syllabification: cu‧ma-cu‧ma
Adverb
[edit]cuma-cuma
- for free (without paying)
- vainly, pointlessly
- Synonym: sia-sia