mengata-ngatai
Malay
Etymology
Affixation of reduplication of kata + meng- -i.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): [mə.ŋa.tə ŋa.tə.ʔi]
- (Baku) IPA(key): [mə.ŋa.ta ŋa.ta.ʔi]
- Hyphenation: me‧nga‧ta nga‧ta‧i
Verb
mengata-ngatai (Jawi spelling مڠات-ڠاتاءي, bare form kata-katai, third person passive dikata-katai)
- Synonym of mengatai.
Further reading
- “mengata-ngatai” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.