menganwar-anwarkan

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Affixation of meN- +‎ anwar-anwar (“plural of Anwar, the name of Malaysian 10th Prime Minister”) +‎ -kan.

Pronunciation

  • (Malaysia) IPA(key): /məŋˈanwa(r) anˈwa(r)kan/ [məŋˈan.wa(r) anˈwa(r).kan]
  • Hyphenation: meng‧an‧war-an‧war‧kan

Verb

menganwar-anwarkan

  1. (Malaysia, slang, politics, humorous) to deceive, to distort the truth, to mislead
    Synonyms: kencing (Malaysia, slang), tipu
    Adoi, boleh pulak dia menganwar-anwarkan aku.
    Geez, he actually lied to me.
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