مڠـ

Malay

Alternative forms

• meng-
• me-
• mem-
• men-
• meny-
• menge-
• م-
• مم-
• من-
• مڽ-

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayic *mAŋ-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Chamic *maŋ-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *maŋ-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *maŋ-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *maŋ-, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Austronesian *maŋ-.

Pronunciation

• (before IPA^(key): /l/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /ɲ/, /r/, /w/, /y/) IPA^(key): /mə/
• (before IPA^(key): /b/, /p/, /f/) IPA^(key): /məm/
• (before IPA^(key): /t͡ʃ/, /d/, /d͡ʒ/, /t/, /z/) IPA^(key): /mən/
• (before IPA^(key): /ɡ/, /h/, /k/, vowels) IPA^(key): /məŋ/
• (before IPA^(key): /s/) IPA^(key): /məɲ/
• (before monosyllabic roots) IPA^(key): /məŋə/

Prefix

مڠـ (Rumi spelling meng- or menge-)

1. agent focus, frequently but erroneously called "active voice", for AVO word order.
   • مڠاتور (“to arrange; arranges; arranging”)
   • ممباچ (“to read; reads; reading”)
   • منچابوت (“to remove; removes; removing”)
   • مندرما (“to donate; donates; donating”)
   • مڠيلق (“to avoid; avoids; avoiding”)
   • ممهمي (“to understand; understands; understanding”)
   • ممفتنه (“to lie; lies; lying (about someone)”)
   • مڠݢالي (“to dig; digs; digging”)
   • مڠهانتر (“to deliver; delivers; delivering”)
   • مڠيکت (“to tie; ties; tying”)
   • منجولوق (“to poke; pokes; poking”)
   • مڠيرا (“to count; counts; counting”)
   • ملامر (“to propose; proposes; proposing”)
   • مماکن (“to eat; eats; eating”)
   • مڽاڽي (“to sing; sings; singing”)
   • مڠوله (“to edit; edits; editing”)
   • مموکول (“to hit; hits; hitting”)
   • مراوت (“to treat; treats; treating”)
   • مڽاڤو (“to sweep; sweep; sweeping”)
   • منمبه (“to add; adds; adding”)
   • مڠوروس (“to manage; manages; managing”)
   • مڠبوم (“to bomb; bombs; bombing”)

Usage notes

• (before ل, م, ن, ڠ, ڽ, ر, و and ي) مڠ- will be written as م-.
• (before ب and ف) مڠ- will be written as مم-.
• (before ڤ and rarely ف) مڠ- will be written as مم- and will require the removal of the first ڤ or ف.
• (before چ, د, ج and ز) مڠ- will be written as من-.
• (before ت) مڠ- will be written as من- and will require the removal of the first ت.
• (before ݢ and ه) مڠ- remains written as مڠ-.
• (before ک) مڠ- remains written as مڠ- and will require the removal of the first ک.
• (before س) مڠ- will be written as مڽ- and will require the removal of the first س.
• (before monosyllabic roots) مڠ- remains written as مڠ-.