menyambung
Indonesian
Alternative forms
- nyambung (colloquial)
Etymology
Affixation of meng + sambung, from Malay menyambung.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈɲambuŋ/ [məˈɲam.bʊŋ]
- Rhymes: -ambuŋ
- Syllabification: me‧nyam‧bung
Verb
mênyambung (basic-imperative sambung, active menyambung, passive disambung)
- (transitive) to lengthen
- (transitive) to link up
- (transitive) to put through, to connect
- (Can we verify(+) this sense?) to make a living, to make a go of
- (transitive) to continue, to pick up where it was left off
Derived terms
- keturunan menyambung
- menyambung hidup
- menyambung keturunan
- menyambung lidah
- menyambung nyawa
- menyambung rezeki
- menyambung tangan
- menyambung umur
Preposition
mênyambung
- in conformance to, in agreement with, persuant to
Further reading
- “menyambung”, 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
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of meng- + sambung.
Pronunciation
- (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Baku, Riau-Lingga) IPA(key): /məˈɲambuŋ/ [məˈɲam.buŋ]
- Rhymes: -buŋ, -uŋ
- Hyphenation: me‧nyam‧bung
Verb
menyambung (Jawi spelling مڽامبوڠکن)
- to continue; to resume.
- Synonym: menuruskan
- Dia menyambung kerjanya selepas makan tengah hari.
- He continued his work after lunch.
- to extend; to lengthen.
- Synonym: memanjangkan
- Mereka menyambung jalan raya hingga ke kampung.
- They extended the road to the village.
- to connect; to join together
- Synonym: menghubungkan
- Tukang itu sedang menyambung dua batang paip.
- The worker is connecting two pipes.
Derived terms
Affixations
- bermenyambung
- penyambungan
- sambungan
Related terms
Descendants
- > Indonesian: menyambung (inherited)
Further reading
- "menyambung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017