mimpi

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *mimpi, possibly a contraction of Pre-Malayic *mi-impi, which is a derivation from *impi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hipi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sipi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mim.pi/
• Rhymes: -impi, -pi, -i

Noun

mimpi (Jawi spelling ميمڤي, plural mimpi-mimpi, informal 1st possessive mimpiku, 2nd possessive mimpimu, 3rd possessive mimpinya)

1. dream (imaginary events seen while sleeping)
2. dream (visionary scheme; idle fantasy)

   Synonyms: khayalan, angan-angan

Verb

mimpi (used in the form bermimpi)

1. (intransitive) to dream (to see imaginary events while sleeping)
2. (intransitive) to dream (to hope, to wish)

   Synonym: impi

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• bermimpi [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• memimpikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• bermimpikan [stative / habitual + causative benefactive] (beR- + -kan)
• termimpi [agentless action] (teR-)
• termimpi-mimpi [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)
• termimpikan [agentless action + causative benefactive] (teR- + -kan)
• mimpian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• mimpi ngeri (“nightmare”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: mimpi

Further reading

• “mimpi” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• "mimpi" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.