membakar

Indonesian

Etymology

meng- +‎ bakar. Prefix meng- before initials of /b/, /p/ or /f/ except before prefix per- will cause fusion with transformation of meng- into mem- and initial elision of /p/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məm.ba.kar/
• Hyphenation: mêm‧ba‧kar

Verb

membakar

1. (transitive) burn
2. (transitive) ignite
3. (transitive) set on fire

Further reading

• “membakar” 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.