bengek

Indonesian

Etymology

Cognate of Malay bengik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bəˈŋɛk/ [bəˈŋɛʔ]
• Hyphenation: bê‧ngèk

Adjective

bêngèk

1. chest tightness

Noun

bêngèk (first-person possessive bengekku, second-person possessive bengekmu, third-person possessive bengeknya)

1. (colloquial, pathology) asthma

Alternative forms

• bengik: Indonesian, Standard Malay

Further reading

• “bengek” 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.