lengah

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay léngah (“dawdle”). Semantic loan from Dutch onoplettend (“inattentive”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛŋah/
  • Rhymes: -ŋah, -ah, -h
  • Hyphenation: lè‧ngah

Adjective

lèngah (comparative lebih lengah, superlative paling lengah)

  1. inattentive

Derived terms

  • berlengah-lengah
  • kelengahan
  • melengah
  • melengah-lengah
  • melengahkan
  • memperlengah
  • memperlengah-lengah
  • memperlengah-lengahkan
  • pelengah
  • terlengah

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