menambah

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay menambah. Equivalent to meng- +‎ tambah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mənambah/
  • Rhymes: -ambah, -bah, -ah
  • Hyphenation: me‧nam‧bah

Verb

menambah (passive ditambah)

  1. (transitive) to add; adds; adding

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of men- +‎ ambah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈnambah/ [məˈnam.bah]

Verb

menambah

  1. to add; to increase.
    Dia menambah gula ke dalam kopi.He added sugar into the coffee.
  2. to augment; to enhance.
    Pihak sekolah berusaha menambah kemudahan sukan.The school is trying to increase sports facilities.

Usage notes

  • Less common in contemporary Standard Malay than menambahkan, but still understood and sometimes used in formal or dialectal contexts.