mengacau

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Affixed meng- +‎ acau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [məŋˈat͡ʃau̯]
  • Hyphenation: mêng‧acau

Verb

mêngacau

  1. to be delirious
    Synonym: mengigau

Etymology 2

Affixed meng- +‎ kacau, from Malay mengacau.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [məˈŋat͡ʃau̯]
  • Hyphenation: mê‧nga‧cau

Verb

mêngacau

  1. to stir:
    1. to incite to action
    2. (dialect) to disturb the relative position of the particles of, a liquid of suchlike, by passing something through it
      Synonym: mengaduk

Further reading

Malay

Etymology

meN- +‎ kacau (confused; disorderly)

Pronunciation

Verb

mengacau (Jawi spelling مڠاچاو, transitive)

  1. to stir a mixture until its composition becomes even
    Kami bergilir-gilir mengacau dodol selama lapan jam.
    We took turns to stir the dodol for eight hours.
  2. (figurative) to disturb; to agitate; to stir

Synonyms

  • (to stir): menggaul, mengaduk, membancuh
  • (to disturb): mengganggu

Descendants

  • Indonesian: mengacau