merokok
Indonesian
Etymology
Affixation of rokok (“cigarette”) + meng-
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /məˈrokoʔ/ [məˈro.kɔʔ]
- Rhymes: -okoʔ
- Syllabification: me‧ro‧kok
Verb
mêrokok
Further reading
- “merokok” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mə.ro.koʔ]
- Rhymes: -kok, -ok
- Hyphenation: me‧ro‧kok
Verb
merokok (Jawi spelling مروکوق)
- (intransitive) to smoke
- Synonym: hisap (transitive)
- Tiga orang murid ditangkap merokok di dalam bilik air.
- Three students have been caught smoking in the toilet.
Further reading
- “merokok” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.