menginang

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Affixation of inang +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məŋˈinaŋ/ [məŋˈi.naŋ]
  • Rhymes: -inaŋ
  • Syllabification: meng‧i‧nang

Verb

menginang (active menginang, ordinary passive diinang, imperative inang, emphatic-jussive inanglah)

  1. to mother, to nurture

Etymology 2

Affixation of kinang +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈŋinaŋ/ [məˈŋi.naŋ]
  • Rhymes: -inaŋ
  • Syllabification: me‧ngi‧nang

Verb

menginang (active menginang, ordinary passive dikinang, imperative kinang, emphatic-jussive kinanglah)

  1. to eat (consume) betel (with spices)

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