membocorkan
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of bocor + meng- -kan.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məmboˈt͡ʃorkan/ [məm.boˈt͡ʃor.kan]
- Rhymes: -orkan
- Syllabification: mem‧bo‧cor‧kan
Verb
membocorkan (active membocorkan, reflexive passive terbocorkan, ordinary passive dibocorkan, imperative bocorkan, emphatic-jussive bocorkanlah)
- to leak:
- (ambitransitive) to allow fluid or gas to pass through an opening that should be sealed
- (ambitransitive) to disclose secret information surreptitiously or anonymously
Further reading
- “membocorkan” 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.