mengiring

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈŋiriŋ/ [məˈŋi.rɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -iriŋ
• Syllabification: me‧ngi‧ring

mêngiring

1. active of iring

Afixation of meng- +‎ iring.

• (schwa-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /məˈŋiriŋ/ [məˈŋi.riŋ]
• Rhymes: -riŋ, -iŋ
• Hyphenation: me‧ngi‧ring

mengiring (Jawi spelling مڠيريڠ)

1. to lie on one's side (sleeping position).

   Synonym: mengrusuk

   Antonyms: melentang, meniarap

   Doktor menasihatkan ibu mengandung supaya tidur mengiring ke kiri. ― Doctors advise pregnant mothers to sleep lying on their left side.

2. to move sideways; to walk edgeways.

   Ketam berjalan mengiring. ― Crabs walk sideways.

3. to accompany; to escort; to follow.

   Synonyms: menemani, mengikuti

   Pasukan polis mengiring tahanan itu ke mahkamah. ― The police force escorted the detainee to the court.

• While mengiring can mean "to escort", the suffix form mengiringi is more frequently used when there is a specific object (person) being honoured or accompanied.
• Mengiring is the standard term for the "sideways" sleeping posture.

• iring
• mengiringi
• mengiringkan
• beriringan
• pengiring

• > Indonesian: mengiring (inherited)

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