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Prefix [Indonesian]

IPA: /məŋ/ Audio: ID-meng.ogg Forms: mêng [canonical]
Etymology: Inherited from Malay meng-, from Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|id|ms|meng-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay meng-, {{inh+|id|ms|meng-}} Inherited from Malay meng-, {{inh|id|poz-mly-pro|*mAN-}} Proto-Malayic *mAN-, {{inh|id|poz-mcm-pro|*maN-}} Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, {{inh|id|poz-pro|*maN-}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- Head templates: {{head|id|prefix|head=mêng}} mêng
  1. transitive verbal prefix for active subject or agent focus, specifically it indicates that there is an agent doing the action of the transitive verb; not used when the sentence is direct imperative, or when the clause is defining relative with the patient in the front of the sentence Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix-t~uvMdRp Categories (other): Indonesian links with redundant target parameters, Indonesian links with redundant wikilinks, Indonesian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Indonesian entries with incorrect language header: 34 9 9 10 9 9 2 5 5 8
  2. intransitive verbal prefix of a nominal root
    to become as the root
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix-qRWircqS Categories (other): Indonesian links with redundant target parameters, Indonesian links with redundant wikilinks
  3. intransitive verbal prefix of a nominal root
    to function as the root, or to become similar as the root
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix-0~~nBPth Categories (other): Indonesian links with redundant target parameters, Indonesian links with redundant wikilinks
  4. intransitive verbal prefix of a nominal root
    to consume the root
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix-r9HNp1BG Categories (other): Indonesian links with redundant target parameters, Indonesian links with redundant wikilinks
  5. intransitive verbal prefix of a nominal root
    to go toward the root
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix-XcrYmpAJ Categories (other): Indonesian links with redundant wikilinks
  6. intransitive verbal prefix of a nominal root
    (dated) to gather the root
    Tags: dated, morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix--c5iTgnm Categories (other): Indonesian links with redundant target parameters, Indonesian links with redundant wikilinks
  7. intransitive verbal prefix of a nominal root
    to sound as the root
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix-Tm9xy1RB
  8. intransitive verbal prefix of an adjectival root
    to become as the root
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix--2yD8f~y
  9. intransitive verbal prefix of an adjectival root
    to give effect as the root
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix-XhpRxJcl
  10. (unproductive) intransitive verbal prefix of an numeral root Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--id-prefix-38zref8B Categories (other): Indonesian links with redundant target parameters, Indonesian links with redundant wikilinks

Prefix [Malay]

IPA: /mə-/, /məm-/, /mən-/, /məŋ-/, /məɲ-/, /məŋə-/ Forms: مڠ- [Jawi], me- [alternative], mem- [alternative], men- [alternative], meny- [alternative], menge- [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-. Etymology templates: {{etymon|ms|inh|conf|poz-mly-pro>*mAN->affix|id=affix}}, {{inh|ms|poz-mly-pro|*mAN-}} Proto-Malayic *mAN-, {{inh|ms|poz-mcm-pro|*maN-}} Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*maN-}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN- Head templates: {{ms-prefix|j=مڠ-}} meng- (Jawi spelling مڠ-)
  1. Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.
    Gives a meaning of doing an action.
    Forms the formal active form of a transitive verb.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-fptHGfi4
  2. Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.
    Gives a meaning of doing an action.
    Letting out a voice.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-vYalbLBe
  3. Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.
    Gives a meaning of doing an action.
    Throwing away, searching for, or collecting something.
    Tags: morpheme Related terms: meng- -i (alt: active causitive or locative), meng- -kan (alt: active causitive or benefactive), memper- (english: active causitive), di- (3rd person passive)
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-6kgOzSor Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 11 2 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 19 25 7 7 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 9 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 9 17 22 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 7 21 28 7 7 7 7 Disambiguation of Malay entries referencing etymons with invalid IDs: 9 23 33 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 8 25 33 8 8 8 8
  4. Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.
    Gives a meaning of doing an action.
    Approaching a target.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-iQBZtrJl
  5. Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.
    Gives a meaning of doing an action.
    Acting like or to be akin to something.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-dzRWkFh0
  6. Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.
    Gives a meaning of stating a condition o state.
    Living as something.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-W-9O5L7-
  7. Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.
    Gives a meaning of stating a condition o state.
    Becoming something.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-83xCKYIl

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "text": "meng- + baca (“to read”) → membaca (“to read; reads; reading”)",
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        {
          "text": "meng- + cabut → mencabut (“to remove; removes; removing”)",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "meng- + derma (“donation”) → menderma (“to donate; donates; donating”)",
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          "text": "meng- + elak → mengelak (“to avoid; avoids; avoiding”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + paham → memahami (“to understand; understands; understanding”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + fitnah → memfitnah (“to lie; lies; lying (about someone)”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + gali → menggali (“to dig; digs; digging”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + hantar → menghantar (“to deliver; delivers; delivering”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + ikat (“tie”) → mengikat (“to tie; ties; tying”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + jolok → menjolok (“to poke; pokes; poking”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + kira → mengira (“to count; counts; counting”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + lamar → melamar (“to propose; proposes; proposing”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + makan (“to eat”) → memakan (“to eat; eats; eating”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + nyanyi → menyanyi (“to sing; sings; singing”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + olah → mengolah (“to edit; edits; editing”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + pukul → memukul (“to hit; hits; hitting”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + rawat → merawat (“to treat; treats; treating”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + sapu → menyapu (“to sweep; sweep; sweeping”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + tambah → menambah (“to add; adds; adding”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + urus → mengurus (“to manage; manages; managing”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + bom (“bomb”) → mengebom (“to bomb; bombs; bombing”)",
          "type": "example"
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          "text": "meng- + supir (“driver”) → menyupir (“to become a supir (“driver”), to drive”)",
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          "text": "meng- + rokok (“cigarette”) → merokok (“to consume a cigarette, to smoke”)",
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          "text": "meng- + laut (“sea”) → melaut (“to go toward sea, to sail”)",
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          "text": "meng- + damar (“resin”) → mendamar (“to gather the resin”)",
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        {
          "text": "meng- + rotan (“rattan”) → merotan",
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        {
          "text": "meng- + rumput (“grass”) → merumput",
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        {
          "text": "meng- + satu (“one”) → menyatu (“to become one”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "meng- + dua (“two”) → mendua",
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        }
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