menguras

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Affixation of kuras +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈŋuras/ [məˈŋu.ras]
  • Rhymes: -uras
  • Syllabification: me‧ngu‧ras

Verb

menguras (active menguras, reflexive passive terkuras, ordinary passive dikuras, imperative kuras, emphatic-jussive kuraslah)

  1. to drain.
  2. to clean out.
  3. (military) to clear (out) (an area of enemy troops).
  4. to drain, to exhaust, (one's energy).
  5. to steal, to clean out.
  6. to extract. to elicit information from.
  7. to squander, to waste (money).
  8. to deplete
  9. to exhaust

Etymology 2

Affixation of uras +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məŋˈuras/ [məŋˈu.ras]
  • Rhymes: -uras
  • Syllabification: meng‧u‧ras

Verb

menguras (active menguras, passive diuras, imperative uras, emphatic-jussive uraslah) (Minang)

  1. to be rubbed with ointment.
  2. to cure, to heal.
    Synonyms: mengobati, menyembuhkan

Verb

menguras (active menguras, passive diuras, imperative uras, emphatic-jussive uraslah) (Batak Karo)

  1. to wash the face using water mixed with kaffir lime to get rid of bad luck due to nightmare
  2. to bathe with a mixture of flower water and kaffir lime to heal from being possessed by spirit

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