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Indonesian
Etymology 1
Affixed meng- + acau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: mêng‧acau
Verb
mêngacau
- to be delirious.
- Synonym: mengigau
Etymology 2
Affixed meng- + kacau, from Malay mengacau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: mê‧nga‧cau
Verb
mêngacau
- to stir:
- to incite to action.
- (dialect) to disturb the relative position of the particles of, a liquid of suchlike, by passing something through it.
- Synonym: mengaduk
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
meN- + kacau (“confused; disorderly”)
Pronunciation
Verb
mengacau (Jawi spelling مڠاچاو, transitive)
- to stir a mixture until its composition becomes even
Kami bergilir-gilir mengacau dodol selama lapan jam.- We took turns to stir the dodol for eight hours.
- (figurative) to disturb; to agitate; to stir
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