dengar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay dengar, from Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /də.ŋar/
• Hyphenation: dê‧ngar

Verb

dengar (used in the form mendengar)

1. (intransitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear)
2. (transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear)
3. (intransitive) to listen (to pay attention to a sound)
4. (intransitive) to listen (to wait for a sound)
5. (intransitive) to listen (to accept oral instruction)

Derived terms

• berdengar
• dengar-dengaran
• dengaran
• kedengaran
• memperdengarkan
• mendengar
• mendengarkan
• pendengar
• pendengaran
• terdengar

 

Further reading

• “dengar” 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.

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dəŋa(r)/
• Rhymes: -əŋa(r), -ŋa(r), -a(r)

Verb

dengar (used in the form mendengar)

1. (intransitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear)
2. (transitive) to hear (to perceive with the ear)
3. (intransitive) to listen (to pay attention to a sound)
4. (intransitive) to listen (to wait for a sound)
5. (intransitive) to listen (to accept oral instruction)