"meng-" meaning in Malay

See meng- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /mə-/, /məm-/, /mən-/, /məŋ-/, /məɲ-/, /məŋə-/ Forms: مڠ- [Jawi]
Etymology: From Proto-Malayic *mAN-, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maN-, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maN-. Etymology templates: {{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.
    Doing something.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-OWUi3uCH
  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 Synonyms: me-, mem-, men-, meny-, menge- Related terms: meng- -i (alt: active causitive or locative), meng- -kan (alt: active causitive or benefactive), di- [passive]
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-6kgOzSor Categories (other): Pages using catfix, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Malay entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 12 2 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 7 19 25 7 7 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 9 17 22 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 7 21 28 7 7 7 7 Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 8 25 34 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.
    Living as something.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-aNDSnNea
  7. Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.
    Gives a meaning of stating a condition.
    Becoming something.
    Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-meng--ms-prefix-UvFZkTU~

Alternative forms

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        "Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.",
        "Gives a meaning of doing an action.",
        "Doing something."
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        "Gives a meaning of doing an action.",
        "Throwing away, searching for, or collecting something."
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          "_dis1": "7 29 37 7 7 7 7",
          "alt": "active causitive or locative",
          "word": "meng- -i"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 29 37 7 7 7 7",
          "alt": "active causitive or benefactive",
          "word": "meng- -kan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 29 37 7 7 7 7",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "di-"
        }
      ],
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          "_dis1": "7 29 37 7 7 7 7",
          "word": "me-"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 29 37 7 7 7 7",
          "word": "mem-"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 29 37 7 7 7 7",
          "word": "men-"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 29 37 7 7 7 7",
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          "_dis1": "7 29 37 7 7 7 7",
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        }
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        "Gives a meaning of doing an action.",
        "Approaching a target."
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        {
          "text": "meng- + bukit (“hill”) → membukit (“to appear like a hill”)",
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        }
      ],
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        "Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.",
        "Gives a meaning of doing an action.",
        "Acting like or to be akin to something."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "meng- + bujang (“single”) → membujang (“to be single”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.",
        "Gives a meaning of stating a condition.",
        "Living as something."
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    },
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        {
          "text": "meng- + putih (“white”) → memutih (“to whiten, to become white”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Gives a meaning of stating a condition.",
        "Becoming something."
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        ],
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          "active voice#English"
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/mə-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məm-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mən-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məŋ-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məɲ-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məŋə-/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meng-"
}
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        "Gives a meaning of doing an action.",
        "Doing something."
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        "Gives a meaning of doing an action.",
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        "Gives a meaning of doing an action.",
        "Throwing away, searching for, or collecting something."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "meng- + tepi (“side”) → menepi (“to go to the side”)",
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        "Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.",
        "Gives a meaning of doing an action.",
        "Approaching a target."
      ],
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          "Agent",
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        ],
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          "active voice",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "meng- + bukit (“hill”) → membukit (“to appear like a hill”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.",
        "Gives a meaning of doing an action.",
        "Acting like or to be akin to something."
      ],
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        [
          "Agent",
          "agent#English"
        ],
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          "active voice",
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        ]
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        {
          "text": "meng- + bujang (“single”) → membujang (“to be single”)",
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        }
      ],
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        "Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.",
        "Gives a meaning of stating a condition.",
        "Living as something."
      ],
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          "Agent",
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        ],
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        ]
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        {
          "text": "meng- + putih (“white”) → memutih (“to whiten, to become white”)",
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        }
      ],
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        "Agent focus or active voice marker of a verb.",
        "Gives a meaning of stating a condition.",
        "Becoming something."
      ],
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          "Agent",
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        ],
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          "active voice",
          "active voice#English"
        ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/mə-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məm-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mən-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məŋ-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məɲ-/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/məŋə-/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "me-"
    },
    {
      "word": "mem-"
    },
    {
      "word": "men-"
    },
    {
      "word": "meny-"
    },
    {
      "word": "menge-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "meng-"
}

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