mengaku

Affixed meng- +‎ aku.

• IPA^(key): [məŋˈaku]
• Hyphenation: mêng‧aku

mêngaku (active mengaku, active locative mengakui, passive locative diakui)

1. to claim, to identify, to consider

   Synonyms: menyatakan, menganggap

2. (intransitive) to admit, to confess, to concede, to acknowledge

   Synonyms: membenarkan, menerima

3. (transitive) to be responsible

   Synonym: menanggung

4. (colloquial) to feel proud of one's self

   Synonyms: memegahkan, membanggakan

• “mengaku” 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.

From meng- +‎ aku.

• IPA^(key): /meˈŋakuʔ/ [mɛˈŋäː.xuʔ]
• Hyphenation: me‧nga‧ku

mengákû

1. perfective aspect of mangaku

Affixation of meN- +‎ aku.

• IPA^(key): /məˈŋaku/ [məˈŋa.ku]
• Rhymes: -aku
• Hyphenation: me‧nga‧ku

mengaku (Jawi spelling مڠاکو, bare form aku, third person passive diaku)

1. (intransitive) to claim oneself to be, to say something about oneself

   Synonym: mengaku dirinya

   Adam mengaku pandai.

   Adam claims he's smart.

2. (transitive or intransitive) to admit, to confess, to concede, to acknowledge

   Adam mengaku bahawa dirinya sebenarnya tidak pandai.

   Adam admits that he actually isn't that smart.

3. (transitive) to be responsible for

   Synonyms: menanggung, menyanggupi

4. (intransitive) to feel proud of oneself

   Synonym: bangga diri

• The "bare" and "third person passive" forms of the word are only used with the transitive senses of the word.

• “mengaku” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.