Etymology

suka-suka

Today it means: As one pleases, whenever, on a whim; freely and without regard for future consequences. Full definition →

Malay suka
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The story

  1. Malay · derived fromsesuka-suka“at one's leisure”
  2. Malay · derived fromsuka“to like”
  3. English todaysuka-suka

PIE root *h₁es- Reduplication of Malay suka (“to like”), or directly from Malay sesuka-suka (“at one's leisure”).

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