bingkas

Malay

Pronunciation

(schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbiŋkas/ [ˈbiŋ.kas]
Rhymes: -kas, -as
Hyphenation: bing‧kas

Verb

bingkas (Jawi spelling بيڠکس)

to spring up; to rise quickly; to jump up (suddenly from a sitting or lying position).
Synonyms: bangkit, lonjak

Dia bingkas bangun apabila mendengar berita itu. ― He sprang up when he heard the news.
to bounce back; to rebound (of something bent or compressed).
Synonym: anjal

Derived terms

Affixations

bingkasan (“reflex; reaction; resilience”)
kebingkasan (“resilience”)
membingkas (“to spring up; to rebound”)

Descendants

> Indonesian: bingkas (inherited)

Further reading

"bingkas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017