menghela

Inherited from Malay menghela.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məŋˈhela/ [məŋˈhe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela
• Syllabification: meng‧he‧la

mênghéla

1. active of hela

• “menghela”, 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

Affixation of meng- +‎ hela.

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /mənˈɣela/ [mənˈɣe.la]
• Rhymes: -ela, -la
• Hyphenation: meng‧he‧la

mênghéla (Jawi spelling مڠهيلا)

1. (transitive) to drag; to haul; to pull (something heavy along the ground or surface).

   Synonyms: heret, seret, tarik

   Pekerja itu menghela guni beras yang berat itu ke stor.

   The worker dragged the heavy sack of rice to the store.

2. to draw; to heave; to breathe (specifically referring to breath, usually deep or heavy).

   Dia menghela nafas panjang apabila mendengar berita itu.

   He heaved a deep sigh (drew a long breath) when he heard the news.

• > Indonesian: menghela (inherited)

• "menghela" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017