membesar

Indonesian

Etymology

From meng- +‎ besar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məm.bəˈsar/
• Rhymes: -sar
• Hyphenation: mêm‧bê‧sar

Verb

mêmbêsar

1. (intransitive) to grow
   1. to become larger, to increase in magnitude
   2. to progress through a sequence of stages
2. (intransitive) to become or get louder
3. (intransitive, figuratively) to become arrogant

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ besar (“big, adult (grown up)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məmbəsar/
  • (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [məmbəsa]
• Rhymes: -ar

Verb

membesar (Jawi spelling ممبسر)

1. (intransitive) to become bigger or to increase in size

   Mengapakah bayang-bayang kita membesar pada waktu awal pagi dan waktu lewat petang?

   Why do our shadows get bigger in the early morning and in the late afternoon?

2. (intransitive) to grow up

   Saya membesar dekat Amerika Syarikat.

   I grew up in the United States.

3. (intransitive, figurative) to be arrogant

Further reading

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