memendek
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of pendek + meng-.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈmɛndɛk/ [məˈmen.dɛk̚]
- Rhymes: -ɛndɛk
- Syllabification: me‧men‧dek
Noun
memendek (active memendek, emphatic-jussive pendeklah)
Further reading
- “memendek”, 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
Etymology
Affixation of meng- + pendek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mə.men.deʔ]
- Hyphenation: me‧men‧dek
Verb
memendek (Jawi spelling ممينديق)
- (intransitive) To become short.
Further reading
- "memendek" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017