mendada

Indonesian

Etymology

From meng- +‎ dada.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mən.ˈdä.dä]
  • Hyphenation: mên‧da‧da

Adjective

mendada

  1. mammillary: resembling a breast in shape

Malay

Etymology

From men- +‎ dada.

Verb

mendada (bare form dada, third-person passive didada) (transitive)

  1. to confront or face something or someone

Synonyms

Usage notes

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in mendada.

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