membantai

Malay

Etymology

meN- +‎ bantai.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məmˈbantaj/ [məmˈban.t̪ai̯]
  • Hyphenation: mem‧ban‧tai

Verb

membantai

  1. to slaughter; to cut off (animal's neck).
  2. to hit or strike heavily.
  3. (colloquial) to eat food.

References

"membantai" in Kamus Dewan, Fourth Edition, Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, →ISBN, 2005.

Further reading

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

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