"sumpah" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈsumpa/ [Singapore], [ˈsump˭ä] [Singapore], [ˈsum˧p˭ä˦˧], [ˈsum˨˧-]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay sumpah (“to swear, to make a promise”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|ms|sumpah|t=to swear, to make a promise}} Unadapted borrowing from Malay sumpah (“to swear, to make a promise”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb|invariable}} sumpah (invariable)
  1. (Manglish, Singlish, intransitive) To promise; to earnestly swear that something is true. Tags: Manglish, Singlish, intransitive, invariable
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