membocori
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of bocor + meng- -i.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məmboˈt͡ʃori/ [məm.boˈt͡ʃo.ri]
- Rhymes: -ori
- Syllabification: mem‧bo‧co‧ri
Verb
membocori (active membocori, reflexive passive terbocori, ordinary passive dibocori, imperative bocori, emphatic-jussive bocorilah)
- to leak:
- (intransitive) (of a fluid or gas) to pass through an opening that should be sealed
- (intransitive) to pass through when it would normally or preferably be blocked
Further reading
- “membocori” 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.