mengeram

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Affixed eram +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈməŋəram/ [ˈməŋ.ə.ram]
  • Rhymes: -əŋəram
  • Syllabification: meng‧e‧ram

Verb

mengeram (active mengeram, passive dieram)

  1. to brood
  2. to imprison, to incarcerate, to lock up
  3. (colloquial) to stay at home
  4. to be in prison, to be locked up

Etymology 2

Affixed keram +‎ meng-.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈməŋəram/ [ˈmə.ŋə.ram]
  • Rhymes: -əŋəram
  • Syllabification: me‧nge‧ram

Verb

mengeram (active mengeram, passive dikeram)

  1. to stay at home
  2. (figurative) to imprison, to incarcerate, to lock up
  3. (figurative) to be in prison, to be locked up

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