mengacah-acah

Malay

Etymology

Affixation of meng- +‎ reduplication of acah.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mə.ŋa.t͡ʃah ʔa.t͡ʃah]
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Verb

mengacah-acah (Jawi spelling مڠاچه-اچه)

  1. (intransitive) to feign repeatedly, to keep on feigning
    Adam mengacah-acah tak reti bermain bola sepak.
    Adam kept on feigning not knowing how to play football.

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