"hinggap" meaning in Malay

See hinggap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ˈhiŋɡap/ (note: schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard), [ˈhiŋ.ɡap̚] (note: schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard) Forms: هيڠݢڤ [Jawi]
Rhymes: -ɡap, -ap Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=هيڠݢڤ}} hinggap (Jawi spelling هيڠݢڤ)
  1. to perch; to alight; to land (to settle on a surface after flying, e.g., birds or insects). Synonyms: bertenggek Derived forms (Affixations): dihinggapi (english: to be perched on; to be infected by), menghinggapi (english: to perch on; to infect; to attack), terhinggap (english: perched (suddenly or accidentally))
    Sense id: en-hinggap-ms-verb-sSiGjs6e Disambiguation of 'Affixations': 78 22
  2. (figuratively) to attack; to infect; to catch on (of a disease, fire, or bad habit). Tags: figuratively Synonyms: jangkit, merebak
    Sense id: en-hinggap-ms-verb-ALKFKrsm Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 40 60

Alternative forms

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          "english": "Flies like to land on exposed food.",
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          "english": "The raging fire caught onto the neighbor's house roof.",
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          "english": "That disease easily infects children.",
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        "(figuratively) to attack; to infect; to catch on (of a disease, fire, or bad habit)."
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        },
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      "note": "schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard"
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      "english": "to be perched on; to be infected by",
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      "translation": "to perch on; to infect; to attack",
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        "to perch; to alight; to land (to settle on a surface after flying, e.g., birds or insects)."
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          "alight",
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          "english": "That disease easily infects children.",
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        "to attack; to infect; to catch on (of a disease, fire, or bad habit)."
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          "infect",
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        "(figuratively) to attack; to infect; to catch on (of a disease, fire, or bad habit)."
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      "note": "schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard"
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      "ipa": "[ˈhiŋ.ɡap̚]",
      "note": "schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard"
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