mengakui

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Affixed aku +‎ meng- -i.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [məŋˈakui]
  • Hyphenation: mêng‧aku‧i

Verb

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mêngakui (base-imperative akui, active mengakui, passive diakui)

  1. (transitive) to admit, to confess, to concede, to acknowledge.
  2. (transitive) to validate
    Synonym: mengesahkan
  3. (transitive) to possess:
    1. to have, to own (a right)
    2. of a supernatural entity, especially one regarded as evil: to take control of.
      Synonym: merasuki

Further reading

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