astaga
Indonesian
Etymology
From Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha).
Interjection
astaga
- oh my God
- Synonyms: ya ampun, astagfirullah
Further reading
- “astaga”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
Malay
Alternative forms
- astagha
Etymology
From Arabic أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللّٰهَ (ʔastaḡfiru llāha, “I seek forgiveness from God”).
Interjection
astaga (Jawi spelling استݢا)
- (slang) clipping of astaghfirullah ("oh my God")