membengkak

Indonesian

Etymology

meng- +‎ bengkak

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məmbəŋˈkaʔ/ [məm.bəŋˈkaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: mem‧beng‧kak

Verb

mêmbêngkak

1. (intransitive) to swell (to become bigger, especially due to being engorged)

Further reading

• “membengkak” 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.

Malay

Etymology

meng- +‎ bengkak

Verb

membengkak

1. to swell

Further reading

• “membengkak” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.