menangis
Indonesian
Etymology
From meng- + tangis. From Malay menangis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈna.ŋis/, [məˈna.ŋɪs]
Verb
menangis
- (intransitive) to cry (to weep)
Further reading
- “menangis”, 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- + tangis. Cognate to Minangkabau manangih.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety) IPA(key): /məˈnaŋes/ [məˈna.ŋes]
- (Baku) IPA(key): /məˈnaŋis/ [məˈna.ŋis]
- Hyphenation: me‧na‧ngis
Verb
menangis (Jawi spelling مناڠيس)
- To cry.
Alternative forms
- nangis (informal)
References
- "menangis" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017