"meng- -kan" meaning in Malay

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Circumfix

IPA: /məŋ- -kan/ Forms: مڠ- -کن [Jawi]
Etymology: Compound of meng- + -kan. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Compound}} Compound, {{com+|ms|meng-|-kan}} Compound of meng- + -kan Head templates: {{head|ms|circumfix|Jawi spelling|مڠ- -کن}} meng- -kan (Jawi spelling مڠ- -کن)
  1. Formal active of -kan. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng-_-kan-ms-circumfix-~530kZwb Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 33 22 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 26 26 17 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. Forms an adjective that carries the meaning of causing something to be the base word. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng-_-kan-ms-circumfix-UqZBuBV6 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay circumfixes Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 27 33 22 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 26 26 17 Disambiguation of Malay circumfixes: 38 62

Alternative forms

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