bingkas

Malay

Pronunciation

• (schwa-variety, /a/-variety, Literary Standard, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ˈbiŋkas/ [ˈbiŋ.kas]
• Rhymes: -kas, -as
• Hyphenation: bing‧kas

Verb

bingkas (Jawi spelling بيڠکس)

1. to spring up; to rise quickly; to jump up (suddenly from a sitting or lying position).

   Synonyms: bangkit, lonjak

   Dia bingkas bangun apabila mendengar berita itu. ― He sprang up when he heard the news.

2. to bounce back; to rebound (of something bent or compressed).

   Synonym: anjal

Derived terms

Affixations

• bingkasan (“reflex; reaction; resilience”)
• kebingkasan (“resilience”)
• membingkas (“to spring up; to rebound”)

Descendants

• > Indonesian: bingkas (inherited)

Further reading

• "bingkas" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017