memasak

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /məˈmasak/ [məˈma.sak̚]
• Rhymes: -asak
• Syllabification: me‧ma‧sak

Etymology 1

Affixation of meng- +‎ masak.

Verb

mêmasak (active memasak, ordinary passive dimasak, imperative masak, emphatic-jussive masaklah)

1. to cook

Etymology 2

Affixed meng- +‎ pasak.

Verb

mêmasak (active memasak, ordinary passive dipasak)

1. to nail (down)

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from English cook.

Verb

mêmasak (intransitive, humorous)

1. to cook (to proceed with some plan or course of action, or develop some train of thought towards its conclusion (whether this is advantageous, or comical, or digging into a hole))

Further reading

• “memasak”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology 1

Affixation of meng- +‎ masak.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /məˈmasak/ [məˈma.saʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Hyphenation: me‧ma‧sak

Verb

memasak

1. active of masak (“to cook (food by heating)”)

   Dia sedang memasak nasi di dapur.

   She is cooking rice in the kitchen.

2. active of masak (“to prepare or process something as cooking”)

   Mereka memasak makanan untuk majlis perkahwinan.

   They prepared food for the wedding ceremony.

Derived terms

Affixations

• memasak-masak
• memasakkan

Descendants

• > Indonesian: memasak (inherited)

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from English cook.

Verb

memasak (intransitive, humorous)

1. to cook (to proceed with some plan or course of action, or develop some train of thought towards its conclusion (whether this is advantageous, or comical, or digging into a hole))

Further reading

• "memasak" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "memasak" at PRPM first version)