mengemis
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese ngemis, from Kemis, from Arabic الخَمِيس (al-ḵamīs). Related to Kamis (“Thursday”), as begging was purportedly done on Thursdays.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: me‧nge‧mis
Verb edit
mengemis
- to seek alms or charity, to beg
- (figurative) to implore, begging by lowering oneself and with full expectation.
Further reading edit
- “mengemis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.