mencium

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay mencium, from Classical Malay mencium. Equivalent to meng- +‎ cium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məɲt͡ʃium/
• Hyphenation: mên‧ci‧um

Verb

mencium (passive dicium)

1. (transitive) to smell, to sniff
2. to nose
3. to push with one's nose; to nuzzle.
4. (figurative) to snoop.
5. (figurative, informal) to collide.

Synonyms

• membau

Derived terms

• mencium jejak
• mencium kabar
• mencium tanah
• mencium telapak kaki

 

Further reading

• “mencium” 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.