membahas
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məmˈbahas/ [məmˈba.has]
- Rhymes: -ahas
- Syllabification: mem‧ba‧has
Etymology 1
Affixation of bahas + meng-, inherited from Malay ممبحث (membahas).
Verb
membahas (base bahas, imperative bahas, active membahas, ordinary passive dibahas, adversative passive terbahas)
- active of bahas
- to debate, to discuss, to talk over
- to study, to deal with, to address (an issue)
- to criticize
- to analyze, to examine, to investigate, to review, to look into
Synonyms
- membantahi
- membicarakan
- memperdebatkan
- mengkritik
Etymology 2
Affixation of bahas + meng-, inherited from Malay ممبحث (membahas).
Verb
membahas (base bahas, imperative bahas, active membahas, ordinary passive dibahas, adversative passive terbahas)
Further reading
- “membahas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məm.ba.has/, /məm.ba.ħaθ/
- Hyphenation: mem‧ba‧has
Verb
membahas (Jawi spelling ممبحث)
- Active of bahas (“to debate; to examine”).
Descendants
- > Indonesian: membahas (inherited)