Malay edit

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Malayic *hisəp, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *hisəp, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *hisəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qisəp, from the root *-səp.

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Verb edit

hisap (Jawi spelling هيسڤ, used in the form menghisap)

  1. (transitive) to suck (to use the mouth to pull in (liquid etc))

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Descendants edit

  • Indonesian: hisap