mencapai
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mənˈt͡ʃapai̯]
Verb
mencapai (passive mencapai)
- to reach, to get, to accomplish
- to arrive
Further reading
- “mencapai”, 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
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /mənˈt͡ʃapaj/ [məɲˈt͡ʃa.pai̯]
- Rhymes: --ai̯
- Hyphenation: men‧ca‧pai
Verb
mencapai (Jawi spelling منچاڤاي)
- (transitive) to achieve something
- Dia bekerja sungguh-sungguh untuk mencapai cita-citanya.
- He works really hard to achieve his dreams.
- (transitive) to reach (a certain age)
- Umurnya sudah hampir mencapai 100 tahun.
- His age is nearly reaching a 100 years old.
Derived terms
Affixations
Descendants
- > Indonesian: mencapai (inherited)
Further reading
- "mencapai" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017