menarik

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay menarik, from Classical Malay menarik (“to pull”). Equivalent to meng- +‎ tarik. The sense “to entice” is a semantic loan from Dutch aantrekken.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈnarik/ [məˈna.rɪk̚]
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  • Rhymes: -arik
  • Syllabification: me‧na‧rik

Verb

menarik

  1. to pull, to draw
  2. (figuratively) to entice, to attract

Adjective

menarik (comparative lebih menarik, superlative paling menarik)

  1. interesting, catchy

Malay

Verb

menarik

  1. to pull, to draw
  2. (figuratively) to entice, to attract

Adjective

menarik

  1. interesting
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