ungkit

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uŋ.kit/
• Rhymes: -kit, -it, -ket, -et
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [ˈuŋ.kɪt̚, -ket̚, -ke̞t̚]

Verb

ungkit (Jawi spelling اوڠکيت)

1. to bring up again; to rake up old stories
2. to lever up

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pengungkit [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• pengungkitan [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• ungkitan [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• ungkitkan [causative benefactive] (-kan)
• mengungkit [agent focus] (meN-)
• mengungkitkan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
• mengungkit-ungkit [reduplication + agent focus] (redup + meN-)
• diungkit [patient focus] (di-)
• diungkitkan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
• terungkit [agentless action] (teR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: ungkit

Further reading

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