meng- -kan
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məŋ- -kan/
- Hyphenation: mêng‧kan
Circumfix
- active of -kan
- used to form adjectives that denoting the presence of a quality in any degree (typically abundance of)
Derived terms
Indonesian terms circumfixed with meng- -kan
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məŋ- -kan/[1]
- Hyphenation: meng-‧-kan
Circumfix
meng- -kan (Jawi spelling مڠ- -کن)
- Formal active of -kan.
- Forms an adjective that carries the meaning of causing something to be the base word.
- takut (“scared”) + meng- -kan → menakutkan (“scary”)
Notes
- ^ See meng- for info on the various allomorphs of the initial part of this circumfix.