mengubek-ubek
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Javanese ngubek-ubek.
Verb edit
mengubek-ubek
- (transitive, intransitive) to poke around (to search a place, especially in an unorganized way)
Further reading edit
- “mengubek-ubek” 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.