menguap

Indonesian

Etymology 1

    Affixation of kuap +‎ meng-.

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈŋuap/ [məˈŋu.ap̚]
    • Rhymes: -ap
    • Syllabification: me‧ngu‧ap

    Verb

    menguap (active menguap, imperative kuap, emphatic-jussive kuaplah)

    1. to yawn

    Etymology 2

      Affixation of uap +‎ meng-.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məŋˈuap/ [məŋˈu.ap̚]
      • Rhymes: -ap
      • Syllabification: meng‧u‧ap

      Verb

      menguap (active menguap, reflexive passive teruap, ordinary passive diuap, imperative uap, emphatic-jussive uaplah)

      1. to evaporate
      2. to vaporize
      3. to steam
      4. (figurative) to disappear.

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