# mampus
## English
### Etymology 1

Origin unknown.

#### Noun

mampus
* (British dialect, Dorset) A large number.
    Synonyms: shedload; see also Thesaurus:lot
** 1891, Thomas Hardy, chapter III, in Tess of the d’Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented […], volume I, London: James R[ipley] Osgood, McIlvaine and Co., […], →OCLC, phase the first (The Maiden), page 33:No doubt a mampus of folk of our own rank will be down here in their carriages as soon as 'tis known.

### Etymology 2

From Malay mampus (“to die, to perish, to be wiped out”).

#### Alternative forms

* mampos

#### Pronunciation

* (Singapore) IPA: /mʌmpos/

#### Adjective

mampus (not comparable)
* (Singapore, informal) finished, wiped out, kaput.
** 1985, The Straits Times [newspaper]
    "Oh, my wife is such a shrew. No wonder I can't stay with her!" Mampus, you're finished!
** 1998, unknown author, Singapore Business, page 123:Luckily, there were not in US dollars. If they were, mampus.
** 2008 June 29, Khairul Neezam, “khaaaa-zaaam!”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, archived from the original on 7 February 2013:Advertlets? 2 months still haven’t received?!?!?! OMG. I just cashed out mine like last week. MAMPUS. Like this December then get?
** 2009, Muhammad Norsina Zalin, My Name is Sina: Hi… , [blog]
    Don't be [surprise] if I am using "Sure mampus", [s]o lembap or etc in this blog..
** 2010, Dream Academy, [advertisement]
    “Mampus! The recipe was in my family for seven generations! Now my unborn grandchildren will never get to enjoy this sedap dish with their multi-racial friends.”
** 2013, William Gwee Thian Hock, A Baba Boyhood: Growing Up During World War 2, page 205 [book]
    “Mampus lah. How can immature females be allowed to choose their own life partner?”

##### Usage notes

Commonly used in a joking manner to refer to oneself when in trouble, or as a form of curse to someone else.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay mampus, from Proto-Malayic *mampus, probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- + *qa(m)pus (“come to an end, be destroyed”). Doublet of hapus. Compare Sundanese apus (“easily go out, extinguished (fire)”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈmampʊs]
* Hyphenation: mam‧pus

### Verb

mampus
* (vulgar) to die
    Synonym: mati

### Further reading

* “mampus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mampus, probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ma- + *qa(m)pus (“come to an end, be destroyed”). Doublet of hapus. Compare Sundanese apus (“easily go out, extinguished (fire)”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mampus/
* Rhymes: -ampus, -us
* (Johor-Riau) IPA: [mämpʊs, -pos, -po̞s]

### Verb

mampus (Jawi spelling ممڤوس)
* (vulgar) to die, to perish
    Synonyms: mati, meninggal dunia
    Antonym: hidup

### Interjection

mampus
* (slang) Expression of failure
    Mampus aku, mercun aku meletup kena kat kerusi santai pak cik Lee! ― Shit, my rocket burst a hole on Uncle Lee's lawnchair!

#### See also

* nak mampus (“very, extremely”)
* pergi mampus (“to get lost, go away”)

### Further reading

* “mampus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
* Austronesian Comparative Dictionary