dengar

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Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Malay dengar, from Proto-Malayic *dəŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ. Doublet of rungu (“hearing ability”).

Pronunciation

Verb

dêngar (active mendengar, passive didengar)

  1. to hear
    1. (intransitive, stative) to perceive sounds through the ear
    2. (transitive, stative) to perceive (a sound, or something producing a sound) with the ear, to recognize (something) in an auditory way
      Aku mendengar sesuatu dari bawah sana.
      I heard something from down there.
    3. (transitive) to listen favourably to; to grant (a request etc.)
    4. (transitive) to receive information about; to come to learn of
      Aku baru saja mendengar kabar ini dari temanku.
      I just heard this news from my friend.
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to listen
    Synonyms: dengarkan, dengari
    1. to use one's sense of hearing in an intentional way; to make deliberate use of one's ears; to pay attention to or wait for a specific sound
    2. to accept advice or obey instruction; to agree or assent

Derived terms

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *dəŋər, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dəˈŋar/
  • Rhymes: -ar
  • Hyphenation: de‧ngar

Verb

dengar (Jawi spelling دڠر)

  1. to hear; to listen

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

Descendants

  • Ambonese Malay: dangar
  • Indonesian: dêngar

Further reading

Welsh

Etymology

From denu +‎ -gar.

Pronunciation

Adjective

dengar (feminine singular dengar, plural dengar, equative mor ddengar, comparative mwy dengar, superlative mwyaf dengar)

  1. attractive, alluring, charming
    Yng Nghyrmu mae'r gwŷr yn fwy dengar, yn enwedig plant Mars.
    In Wales the men are more alluring, especially to Martian children.

Usage notes

The ng in dengar is considered to be two separate letters, n and g, and is pronounced /ŋɡ/.

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of dengar
radical soft nasal aspirate
dengar ddengar nengar unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “dengar”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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