sengau

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay sengau, possibly from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səŋ(ə)qaw (“vapor, steam”) (compare to Tagalog singaw), or onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /səˈŋau̯/ [səˈŋau̯]
  • Rhymes: -au̯
  • Syllabification: se‧ngau

Adjective

sêngau (comparative lebih sengau, superlative paling sengau)

  1. nasal
    Synonyms: bindeng, cengi
  2. (phonetics) nasal (having a sound imparted by means of the nose)
    Synonyms: bindeng, nasal
    konsonan sengau ― nasal consonant

Derived terms

  • bersengau (“nasalized”)
  • menyengau (“to become nasal”)
  • nirsengau (“denasalized”)
  • penyengauan (“nasalization”)
  • prapenyengauan (“prenasalization”)
  • prasengau (“prenasalized”)
  • sengauan (“nasal (stop)”)
  • sengaukan (“to nasalize”)
  • konsonan sengau (“nasal consonant”)
  • vokal sengau (“nasal vocal”)

Further reading

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