menggali

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay menggali, from Classical Malay menggali, equivalent to meng- +‎ gali. The sense “to investigate” is a semantic loan from English dig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məŋ.ɡa.li/
  • Hyphenation: meng‧ga‧li

Verb

menggali (passive digali)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to make a hole through rocks, roads, or the like; to dig
  2. (transitive) to get by digging; to take from the ground; to dig
  3. (figurative, transitive) to investigate, to research; to dig

Further reading

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