hinggap

Inherited from Malay hinggap, from Classical Malay هيڠݢڤ (hinggap).

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈhiŋɡap/ [ˈhiŋ.ɡap̚]
• Rhymes: -iŋɡap
• Syllabification: hing‧gap

hinggap

1. to perch

   Kakatua hinggap di jendela.

   A cockatoo perched on the window.

• “hinggap”, 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

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈhiŋɡap/ [ˈhiŋ.ɡap̚]
• Rhymes: -ɡap, -ap
• Hyphenation: hing‧gap

hinggap (Jawi spelling هيڠݢڤ)

1. to perch; to alight; to land (to settle on a surface after flying, e.g., birds or insects).

   Synonym: bertenggek

   Burung itu hinggap di dahan pokok.

   The bird perched on the tree branch.

   Lalat suka hinggap pada makanan yang terdedah.

   Flies like to land on exposed food.

2. (figuratively) to attack; to infect; to catch on (of a disease, fire, or bad habit).

   Synonyms: jangkit, merebak

   Api yang marak itu hinggap ke bumbung rumah jiran.

   The raging fire caught onto the neighbor's house roof.

   Penyakit itu mudah hinggap pada kanak-kanak.

   That disease easily infects children.

• > Indonesian: hinggap (inherited)

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