menggonggong

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay menggonggong. Equivalent to meng- +‎ gonggong.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məŋˈɡoŋɡoŋ/ [məŋˈɡoŋ.ɡɔŋ]
  • Rhymes: -oŋɡoŋ
  • Syllabification: meng‧gong‧gong

Verb

mênggonggong

  1. (transitive) to bring with the mouth
  2. (intransitive) to bark (to make a loud noise)
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to talk nonsense (too much)