rencah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay rencah. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /rənˈt͡ʃah/ [rəɲˈt͡ʃah]
  • Rhymes: -ah
  • Syllabification: ren‧cah

Noun

rencah (plural rencah-rencah)

  1. ingredient, spice
    Synonyms: bumbu, rempah

Verb

rencah (active merencah, reflexive passive terencah, ordinary passive direncah, imperative rencah, emphatic-jussive rencahlah)

  1. to walk through mud (bumps and so on)
  2. to trample
  3. to loosen the soil in the rice fields
  4. (figurative) to go through
  5. to have no fix stance
  6. to do various jobs together, but nothing gets done

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